Alarm bells at Real Madrid as key midfielder misses training due to thigh discomfort | OneFootball

It has been a week filled with bad news for Real Madrid on the injury front as Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, and David Alaba all had to undergo surgery, ruling them out for an extended period.

And it appears that the injury woes are not stopping anytime soon for the Spanish capital giants as they have now been hit with a fresh injury concern involving one of their most important players.

Jude Bellingham not training due to thigh pain

Indeed, according to Jorge C Picon, key midfielder Jude Bellingham left Thursday’s training session in Valdebebas due to discomfort in his thigh, and on Friday he trained in the gym instead.

The England international, a key player for the team, appeared visibly uncomfortable as he left the session, although the club has stated that it was just a scare. Nevertheless, his absence today does not fully dispel the uncertainty.

Bellingham is dealing with a thigh problem. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)

There are only two days left before Real Madrid’s La Liga match against Celta Vigo, and nine before the Clasico at Montjuic.

Bellingham, one of Real Madrid’s most hard-working players, has already played 48 matches this season, not including those with the England national team. By comparison, he played 43 matches in the previous campaign.

The midfielder has not missed a match through injury since last September. And this heavy workload has now manifested in physical discomfort at a critical point in the season.

A muscular issue at this stage of the season could result in Bellingham potentially missing one of the five remaining ‘finals’ for the club in the race for the La Liga title.

Real Madrid will be hoping that Bellingham’s issue is not a serious one and that he can be available for the final run-in starting from Sunday’s game against Celta.