Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham will be out for the first 6 weeks of next season as he is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery.

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The English midfielder has faced persistent shoulder issues for the past two years, causing him to wear a brace when playing for both clubs and the national team.

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He picked up the shoulder injury during a clash against Rayo Vallecano in 2023, which cost him two games for both Madrid and England at the end of 2023.

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Consequently, Real Madrid have scheduled a surgery for Bellingham after the Club World Cup, which is expected to take place in the United States, is over.

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The expanded 32-team Club World Cup takes place in the United States between 15 June and 13 July.

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Due to the surgery, Jude is anticipated to miss the whole of the preseason, which would also mean being absent for England’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia in September.Meanwhile, on Friday, England boss Thomas Tuchel will name his England squad for June’s qualifier against Andorra and friendly against Senegal, with questions remaining about whether or not players due to play in the Club World Cup will be selected.

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About Jude Bellingham and his evolution in footballAt age 16, Jude made his senior debut, becoming the club’s youngest-ever first-team player at Birmingham City in 2019–2020.

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He later moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, where he spent 3 years rising to the status of one of Europe's best midfielders, winning the DFB-Pokal and earning the Bundesliga Player of the Season award in 2022–23.

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In June 2023, Jude moved to Real Madrid. Bellingham has continued to shine, helping the club win La Liga and the Champions League in his debut season, where he scored 23 goals in 43 appearances.

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This season, though, he has scored just 14 in 52, with Madrid losing the title to Barcelona and being knocked out of Europe in the quarter-finals by Arsenal.

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