Jude Bellingham’s knee (19 years old) is not a problem. The latest images, at the Dortmund airport, showed the English midfielder with a cumbersome splint. The reason? The injury, about which he hardly disclosed information, which made him miss the last day of the Bundesliga. On the black Saturday where the title went to limbo when playing at home against Mainz (2-2), the man from Stourbridge could not participate. It was his tearful farewell to Signal Iduna Park. Because next season Real Madrid will be a player. The official announcement is a matter of time. In fact, as AS has learned, Jude has already passed the medical examination.
If this had not been the case, the agreement with the borussen. For the handshake to take place in an operation of this magnitude, of 103 million euros plus a maximum of 30.9 in variables, as confirmed by Dortmund to the National Stock Market Commission of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the certainty had to be total. The knee, as worrisome as the image and its absence on D-day, will not be a setback. In the absence of the official statement from Real Madrid, waiting for small final brushstrokes, Bellingham’s arrival is more than informal, medical examination through. Although it has taken place out of the spotlight and he has planned to carry out another one in Madrid.
What’s more, if Bellingham has been characterized by something, beyond his power and precocity, it is his physical robustness. In the current season he has only missed the last two games of the season due to injury, in the previous one just one more game due to another knee problem and in 2020-21, the first in Dortmund, two more due to a blow. In total, only five games out in his three seasons in Westphalia, with increasing importance. He says goodbye with 14 goals, 7 assists (25 and 25 in total) and the Bundesliga MVP trophy. With Bellingham, who already has passed the ITV with the club, Madrid takes over the box-to-box of the future to enjoy it in the present.
