Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham says he is looking forward to undergoing surgery on a lingering shoulder issue after the conclusion of the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, Afrosport reports.
The Englishman has been struggling with discomfort in his shoulder since he dislocated it in a La Liga match almost two years ago, and has been playing with a brace underneath his shirt ever since.
He is now scheduled to go under the knife after the Club World Cup ends on July 13 and will potentially miss the start of the 2025-26 season La Liga campaign, which kicks off on August 17.
“I’ve got the point where… I’m fed up with the brace, and having to tug on it and having (other) players tug on it, and it rearranging all the time,” Bellingham told DAZN after Madrid’s 3-1 win over Pachuca in Charlotte on Sunday, a game in which he scored.
“I’ve got a surgery scheduled for after the tournament, I think we scheduled it a few days after the final obviously, so I’ll go and do the surgery and get it fixed.
“I’m really happy about that, it’s been a long time coming. I think I’ve come to the end of my patience with the brace.
“The physio here and the doctor here have been unbelievable helping me to be fine playing game in game out, [but] I’m at that point now where I’m ready to have a free shoulder and free body in terms of the brace.”
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According to reports, the recovery from Bellingham’s surgery could take up to 12 weeks, which might also see him miss England’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia in September.
