Real Madrid has announced a month's sideline for their English midfielder, Jude Bellingham. In a statement shared by the club’s management on Sunday, February 1.

They made the announcement immediately after their La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Real Madrid detailed that the club’s medical team has confirmed a month's sideline for Jude after they had diagnosed him with a muscle injury in his left leg.

“Following tests carried out today on our player Jude Bellingham by Real Madrid’s medical services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his left leg,” said Los Blancos in a statement, without specifying the length of his expected absence.

The 22-year-old left Real Madrid’s game against Rayo Vallecano on February 1, in the 10th minute, after pulling up with pain in his left thigh. He was substituted immediately and left the pitch in tears.

As well as the play-off games against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica on February 17 and 25, Bellingham is likely to miss league matches against Valencia, Real Sociedad and Osasuna.

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said a potential Bellingham absence would be a “big absence” but that he has an “extraordinary squad” to help fill in for the midfielder.

This sideline comes just about 4 months after he returned from injury. He had to undergo a shoulder surgery following months of after months of managing the injury.

The surgery had become necessary due to a recurrent dislocation of his left shoulder.

Jude also expressed his Real Madrid’s 3–1 victory over Pachuca on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The match was part of the FIFA Club World Cup Group H and took place at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina

This was confirmed by the Spanish club in an official statement yesterday, Wednesday, July 16.

“Our player Jude Bellingham has successfully undergone surgery for a recurrent dislocation of his left shoulder. The operation was performed by Drs. Manuel Leyes and Andrew Wallace, under the supervision of the Real Madrid Medical Services,” the statement noted.

The 22-year-old is expected to miss the whole of Real's pre-season and at least the first six weeks of the campaign, which would include England's World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia in September.

Bellingham has struggled with the problem since 2023, when he dislocated his shoulder in a game against Rayo Vallecano.

Real said he will now undergo a period of rehabilitation before returning to training.

The Spanish club, under new manager Xabi Alonso, start their La Liga season at home to Osasuna on 19 August.

Bellingham has worn strapping on his shoulder, but told reporters in June he was "tired of playing with the sling".

Real scheduled his surgery for after the Club World Cup in the United States, where they were beaten in the semi-finals by Paris St-Germain last week.

Bellingham joined Real from Borussia Dortmund for £115m two years ago and won the La Liga title and Champions League in his first season, scoring 23 goals in 43 appearances.

He scored 15 goals in 58 games last season, with Real losing the league title to Barcelona and knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals by Arsenal.

As a result, he failed to make a full recovery. Bellingham, who started in all of Madrid's Club World Cup games, explained his decision to undergo an operation following the 3-1 win over Pachuca last month.

"I'll have the surgery done after the tournament," he said. "I'm sick of playing with the brace, especially in the heat. It will be nice to have my old shoulder back, so I'm looking forward to it."

Bellingham, who joined Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023, helped the Spanish giants win the LaLiga and Champions League double in his first season at the club.

He scored 15 goals and delivered 15 assists in 58 games across all competitions for Los Blancos last season.

Madrid, under new coach Xabi Alonso, begin LaLiga at home to Osasuna on Aug. 19.

Bellingham is expected to return in early October but will miss up to eight league games and the start of the Champions League group phase.