"Our player Jude Bellingham has successfully had surgery for a recurring left shoulder dislocation," said Real Madrid in a statement.

"Bellingham will now enter a rehabilitation phase before he can resume training."

While Madrid did not provide a specific timeline for his recovery, Spanish media have suggested it will take approximately 12 weeks for him to return to the field.

Bellingham has been experiencing shoulder pain since dislocating it during a LaLiga match in November 2023 and has been playing with a brace underneath his shirt since that time.

The England midfielder postponed the surgery until after Madrid's involvement in the Club World Cup this summer, with Xabi Alonso's team reaching the semi-finals.

Bellingham is expected to miss the LaLiga match against rivals Atletico Madrid in late September, along with the first two Champions League fixtures for the club.

The 22-year-old midfielder should be back in action by the time Madrid faces Barcelona in the first Clasico of the season in late October.

"I've reached a point where... I'm tired of the brace, and having to adjust it and having (other) players pull on it, and it shifting all the time," said Bellingham during the Club World Cup.

The midfielder will also be absent from World Cup qualifiers for England against Andorra and Serbia on September 6 and 9, respectively.