Real Madrid is confronted with a large team change at the beginning of the 2025/26 season with Jude Bellingham for an enchantment on the sidelines.
Xabi Alonso has a long list of problems to solve in the coming weeks after a FIFA Club World Cup Semi -Laatste Exit by PSG.
Los Blancos was blown away by Luis Enrique's silk in New Jersey and they will be without Bellingham for a long period.
Real Madrid is locked up in a fight with La Liga about their desire to push back the start of their competition season with a week to 24 August and you can see how Alonso's Teamboerse rate with the newest bookmaker -app.
Whatever happens in that area, Alonso has to fill the gap that has been left by Bellingham, and that may require a creative solution of the former midfielder.
In the last weeks of 2024/25, Real Madrid confirmed the decision to send Bellingham for an operation to a long -term shoulder issue.
The international of England is plagued by a persistent injury with earlier attempts to reduce his pain that falls flat.
Bellingham has regularly tied up and worn a brace on his shoulder, but all solutions have been in the short term, with Real Madrid knowing operation the only real result is.
A deal was agreed to push the operation back until after the club's World Cup, to involve Bellingham to bring Real Madrid to a possible title, and his recovery window is expected to take approximately 3-4 months.
That will eat in a huge part of the season of Real Madrid and he may not be back in action until the end of November.
Bellingham was one of the seven players who started all six games of Real Madrid at the club World Cup with Alonso who usually held on a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation.
That seems to be his plan before 2025/26 – at least returns to Bellingham – so he needs someone to fill the other central midfield place next to Fede Valverde.
Aurelien Tchouameni played prominently at the tournament and should stay as a starter.
With Luka Modric, however, it goes further and concerns about the defensive work of Vincius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, Alonso needs a selfless operator to cover the absence.
Dani Ceballos is strongly connected to a summer output, but Alonso can now look to retain the former Arsenal loan, because his midfield looks light on options.