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Up to that point, the two-way star had been making starts for the previous three months in his return from a second career Tommy John surgery.

His decision is also based on sound common sense, with Bellingham starting only one game for Real Madrid, the 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid, after shoulder surgery.

Marques May, who had surgery this year for chronic back problems, was also denied medical treatment for a device she uses to manage her pain, he said.

Bellingham missed the last England international camp as he recovered from shoulder surgery and has only made one start for Real Madrid since returning to fitness.

In February last year, her family said she went to her GP surgery to ask to see a doctor, saying she was suicidal and needed a change to her medication.