“It is getting better but you ahve to go day by day. But he’s not even training with us. I cannot tell you when he will return but hopefuly ti is soon.”
However Los Blancos were warned Bale was prone to injuries just a few months after he moved to Spain.
In an interview with Marca in October 2013, leading Spanish doctor Dr Avelino Parajon branded the decision to sign the former Tottenham star an ‘error’ because of his poor injury record.
Gareth Bale with Florentino Perez after joining Real Madrid in 2013Gareth Bale moved to La Liga at the start of the 2013-14 seasonGetty Images
“If Real Madrid have signed Gareth Bale knowing about this protrusion, they have committed an error,” he said.
“That is not to say that tomorrow it can be operated on and he can continue playing, like has happened many times.
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“But if he already has problems with protruding discs, that indicates that it is not a one-off.
“When a person has those problems at that age, it suggests that he has a great possibility of suffering herniated discs and symptoms arising from that over time.
“It is a bad sign for any athlete.”
Worryingly Parajon appears to be right about the recurring problems, with Bale missing a massive 27 games through injury this season alone.
Gareth Bale is not guaranteed a starting place at Real Madrid anymoreReutersGareth Bale has endured another frustrating season at the BernabeuAP:Associated Press
The likes of Isco, James Rodriguez and Marco Asensio - not exactly terrible players - have deputised in his absence to arguably greater success.
Is Bale now in danger of becoming a nearly man rather than the most natural heir to Cristiano Ronaldo's Real kingdom?
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