Real Madrid playmaker Jude Bellingham is set to miss the early part of the new season after undergoing a surgery on his shoulder.
It was reported in May that Bellingham would have surgery following this summer’s Club World Cup and on Wednesday, Real confirmed the procedure had taken place to treat a recurring dislocation of his left shoulder.
The surgery is reportedly set to sideline him until October, but the Spanish club did not confirm any length of absence, saying only that Bellingham would now “begin a period of rehabilitation prior to his return to recovery work”.
Real said the surgery had been performed by Dr. Manuel Leyes and Andrew Wallace, under the supervision of Real Madrid Medical Services.
Bellingham is now set to miss the start of Real’s LaLiga campaign and also England’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia in September.
The 22-year-old and his Real team-mates endured a disappointing season as they finished runners-up to Barcelona in the league and fell to Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals. They also came home empty-handed from the Club World Cup to round off a disappointing campaign.
