Overview
- Reports Thursday from AS say Jude Bellingham will not start at Mallorca and is unlikely to start the Champions League first leg against Bayern Munich.
- Doctors have cleared him to play, but he lacks match sharpness after only a brief 16–17 minute substitute appearance in the derby before the international break.
- Real Madrid officials are unhappy England called him into camp and then did not play him, while Thomas Tuchel said using him in friendlies was too risky.
- For Mallorca, Fede Valverde’s suspension creates a vacancy, yet coaches still plan a limited bench role for Bellingham as they rebuild his minutes.
- Spanish outlets report a selection squeeze once he is fully fit, with Arda Guler viewed as the most likely to lose his starting place when Bellingham returns to the XI.