Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso currently has a shortage of sources in midfield, and this week has not brought any good news, a week from the La Liga debut of Los Blancos against Osasuna in the Santiago Bernabeu. In this case, the update relates to Jude Bellingham.
On Monday, Eduardo Camavinga was excluded with a muscle injury for the next two weeks, so that he will probably keep from their first two games against Osasuna and Real Oviedo. One of the many existing absences, of which the most striking Bellingham is.
Bellingham underwent surgery after the club World Cup on his shoulder, after more than 18 months of fighting pain. The international of England disrupted it at the end of November 2023 and spoke about the time to resolve the case after playing with a brace on.
Originally a recovery period of 10-12 weeks was given, which could have had him early until mid-October, coinciding with the international break. Nevertheless, Diario as say that Bellingham does not expect that he will return before the end of October, because he builds up muscles and seeks a complete recovery, and then a return to his best form.
He has recently escaped Jamaica to recover in peace, but will soon rehabilitate in Madrid. If that is the case, this would mean that Bellingham not only misses the first Madrid derby of the season, but would also endanger the first Clasico of the year, which takes place during the weekend of 26 October.
Currently, only Arda Guler, Fede Valverde, Dani Ceballos and Aurelien Tchouameni are the only natural options of Alonso in the middle of the field. Camavinga is coming back, but recently Los Blancos has experimented in midfield with David Alaba. He could be a surprise choice in the middle of the field, but the general feeling is that Alonso wants another midfielder.