Jude Bellingham will not exercise with his teammates on Tuesday, is not included in the England squad, and will return to Spain today to recuperate from the shoulder ailment that has been bothering him for the past few days and has kept him from playing in Real Madrid’s last two games. After arriving at the St George’s Park training facility in the evening on Monday, the midfield player went to England and reunited with his teammates. FIFA regulations allowed England to insist that Bellingham be seen by their own medical professionals despite his injury.
Bellingham will be rested for the next ten days with the goal of returning for Real Madrid’s matches following the international break. Following this, it will be determined that it is in Bellingham’s best interests to recuperate. The player will not be included in the squad for the matches against Malta and North Macedonia.
After defeating Italy 3-1 at Wembley in October to secure their spot at Euro 2024, England has nothing left to lose in these two matches. Bellingham joins James Maddison, Callum Wilson, Lewis Dunk, and Levi Cowill as the sixth player to miss out on Gareth Southgate’s team due to various fitness issues.
Southgate’s rationale
The criticism of Gareth Southgate on social media has escalated because to his decision to keep calling up Jordan Henderson, despite his dismal performance in Saudi Arabia. Even though Jude Bellingham’s departure supports him now, there are still players like James Ward-Prowse who show they are deserving of the former Liverpool player’s spot.
