:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisaradioco/44KU5H7ESOTELL5D353SPCGAVY.jpg "Jude Bellingham will be out for three weeks with a “high-grade sprain” to his ankle")
Real Madrid’s English midfielder Jude Bellingham suffers “a high-grade sprain to his left ankle,” according to a medical report from the white club after tests carried out on Sunday morning, and it is estimated that he will be out for three weeks. which you can lose up to four games.
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“Following the tests carried out today by the Real Madrid Medical Services, our player Jude Bellingham has been diagnosed with a high-grade sprain in his left ankle. Evolution pending”, highlights the medical report.
Bellingham joins the absence of Antonio Rüdiger for the first leg match of the round of 16 of the Champions League, in Germany against Leipzig, in which Carlo Ancelotti already has up to five confirmed absences along with the absences due to serious injuries knee from Thibaut Courtois, Èder Militao and David Alaba.
The English midfielder damaged his left ankle against Girona, with sprains in two actions of the game and had to leave the game in the 57th minute, after scoring a double that allows him to distance himself as the top scorer in LaLiga EA Sports with 16 goals.
Despite it being a high-grade sprain, as confirmed by the tests carried out at Real Madrid City on Sunday, sources from the white club point out that the estimated period of absence is three weeks and the objective is Jude’s presence in the second leg of the round of 16. Champions League final, March 6.
If he fails to recover sooner, Bellingham would miss, in addition to the European first leg, the League matches against Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla and Valencia.