Jude Bellingham has been the key absence Actual Madrid have needed to cope with at first of the 2025-26 season, although the Spanish giants have nonetheless managed to start out sturdy. Now, coming into the ultimate stretch of his restoration, stories counsel Los Blancos have obtained encouraging information on the England star, who may return in time for a vital matchup.
A shoulder dislocation has troubled Bellingham over the previous few seasons, with the midfielder taking part in via recurring ache. After Actual Madrid wrapped up their participation within the FIFA Membership World Cup 2025, Bellingham opted to endure surgical procedure on July 16 to lastly handle the problem, with an preliminary restoration timeline of round three months.
That timeline, nonetheless, might now be shortened because of his sturdy progress. In line with Sergio Quirante of DAZN, Jude Bellingham may make his comeback in La Liga’s Matchday 7 derby towards Atletico Madrid on September 28.
Up to now, Bellingham has missed Actual Madrid’s first three league matches, although the workforce collected three wins: 1-0 over Osasuna, 3-0 towards Actual Oviedo, and 2-1 vs. Mallorca. He’s nonetheless anticipated to sit down out the subsequent 4, together with the Champions League opener towards Olympique Marseille.
Endrick and Jude Bellingham of Actual Madrid attend the LaLiga EA Sports activities match between Actual Madrid CF and RCD Mallorca at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on August 30, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.
Atletico, in the meantime, have endured a troublesome begin to the 2025-26 marketing campaign. Regardless of spending over €150 million within the switch window, they’ve picked up solely two factors from their first three league video games. With the Colchoneros set to face Liverpool of their Champions League debut, Bellingham may discover his second to return within the Madrid derby.
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Xabi Alonso and the midfield dilemma
Over the past two years, Actual Madrid have seen two iconic midfielders depart in Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, the latter solely just lately. No direct replacements with related profiles have arrived, leaving questions on how Xabi Alonso will form his midfield going ahead. With out Bellingham, Alonso has tailored the squad right into a system designed to reduce the absence of such influential gamers.
Now dedicated to a again 4—not like his back-three setup at Bayer Leverkusen—Alonso has leaned on Arda Guler in a inventive position, with Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni forming the midfield spine. As soon as Bellingham returns, it stays to be seen whether or not he’ll be deployed in a extra attacking or deeper place, however Madrid’s lack of depth in midfield will stay a speaking level for Los Blancos.
