The midfielder suffered a problem in his right knee that prevented him from finishing the campaign with Dortmund and the English team
The great attraction at the start of Real Madrid’s preseason is Jude Bellingham, a 20-year-old player for whom the white club has paid 103 million. Only behind Hazard, with 115 million, although with variables can exceed this amount. A midfielder called to be a generational leader who has joined in the first group back to work.
Under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti, the Englishman is following a specific plan due to the knee injury that prevented him from participating in the season finale, both with Borussia Dortmund and the England team. In the first double sessions, Bellingham was absent, although on Wednesday the Englishman already worked at the same pace as his teammates.
Specific plan for the right knee
The physical trainers of the white club have designed a specific plan so that the player is in full condition for the North American tour. Within it, four games are scheduled, including the Classic on the 29th (11:00 p.m.). A message of tranquility is sent from the Real Madrid medical services.
Bellingham’s particular recovery serves to protect the player in his change of equipment and routine. Still in the most recent session, the former Dortmund player kept a working part to strengthen the right knee. The English player’s injury history is mainly related to this joint.
Bellingham played with a bandage
last campaign, Bellingham returned from the World Cup with discomfort, this time on his left knee. In Qatar, the midfielder was a capital player with the absolute English team, to which he agreed by skipping the training stages. These problems led the Dortmund footballer to play with a bandage.
The biggest pain for Bellingham was not being in the duel against Mainz 05 in which Borussia lost the Bundesliga. Nor did he participate in England’s matches in qualifying for Euro 2024. Faced with this publicly known problem, the new Real Madrid player had to answer about it as soon as he landed.
In an interview with ‘Marca’, Bellingham assured the following: “I’m looking forward to playing and ready to start, with the knee in perfect condition. I’m ready and I feel fine”. A statement with which to dispel doubts about his condition and avoid ghosts of cases like that of Hazard, who never got off the ground due to injuries.
Fran García and Güler advanced their return
Bellingham, added to the group work, has suffered in the first sessions the harshness of the ‘Pintus method’, as evidenced by some of the images released by Real Madrid. Other recently incorporated young people, such as fran garcia and Arda Gulerhave advanced their presence, despite having recently played with their teams.
On the third and last day of training, Ancelotti changed the order and scheduled work with the ball in the morning session, leaving the physical load for the afternoon. The first team trained for two hours with Castilla, with whom they share work until the internationals, with permission, return to the routine.