No plans for Bellingham to have shoulder surgery – Ancelotti،
Ancelotti said there are no plans for Jude Bellingham to undergo surgery on his dislocated shoulder, but the Real Madrid coach would not rule it out in the future if the midfielder continues to suffer from it. issue.
Bellingham dislocated his shoulder during Madrid's La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano on November 5, and his recovery saw him miss their matches with Braga and Valencia the week that followed.
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The England star has since returned to the team, scoring against Cadiz and Napoli, but speaking at a press conference on Friday, Ancelotti admitted he is still not fully fit.
“Bellingham trained individually,” Ancelotti said. “He is recovering from the blow to his ankle he received against Napoli.
“He has to take care of his shoulder. He has to do specific work to strengthen it. But he had no problems while playing and, in that sense, he will improve with each passing day.”
Bellingham has scored 15 goals in 17 games for Madrid since arriving from Borussia Dortmund last summer, and his form saw him recognized this week with the 2023 Golden Boy Award for Europe's best under-21 player.
Asked again about the shoulder problem, Ancelotti said surgery was not currently among the options being considered.
“Not now, no,” he said. “The shoulder is a special joint. If it dislocates again and again, you may need surgery. But now [Bellingham] I feel better.”
Madrid travel to Real Betis on Saturday in La Liga at the top of the table, with 38 points from 15 games, tied on points with surprise packages Girona, who travel to Barcelona on Sunday.
Ancelotti has not confirmed who will start in goal at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, with back-up goalkeeper Andriy Lunin having impressed in recent weeks in the absence of Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan.
“Kepa is back [from injury]“He trained well,” Ancelotti said. “The good news is that we have two goalkeepers that we trust. Tomorrow I will choose. There is competition in the goals because Lunin did very well… We could rotate, we We have four games before Christmas.”
Madrid are facing an injury crisis with Thibaut Courtois and Éder Militão ruled out since August due to ACL tears, and Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Vinícius Júnior and Arda Güler also unavailable.
“With Courtois and Militao, we don’t know [when they’ll be back]”, Ancelotti said. “They are recovering well. Tchouameni and Arda [Guler] are about to start training with us again. With Vinícius and Camavinga, we will have to wait until next year. I think when we come back [after Christmas] they will be ready.
