Jude Bellingham will return to Spain to recuperate from the shoulder injury he has been dealing with for the past few days, which has kept him from playing in Real Madrid’s last two games. He was left out of the England squad and did not exercise with his teammates on Tuesday. The midfield player left on Monday for England, arriving in the evening at the St George’s Park training facility to meet up with his teammates. Even if Bellingham was hurt, England could still demand that he be evaluated by the team’s medical professionals in accordance with FIFA regulations.
Bellingham was left out of the squad for the matches against Malta and North Macedonia after it was determined that it was in his best interests to recuperate. He will now take ten days off with the goal of returning for Real Madrid’s games following the international break.
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.
The first casualty
The bad news for Liverpool is that Harry Maguire, Connor Gallagher, and Trent Alexander-Arnold were absent from Tuesday’s national team training session. Although no other details are available at this time, this might be Jurgen Klopp’s first injury during this international break.
