Real Madrid strongly denied a report in Spain on Saturday that world record signing Gareth Bale has a slipped disc.
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Madrid sports daily Marca published the story claiming that the problem had been identified when the 24-year-old Welshman underwent his medical with the club and that the player may need to undergo surgery.
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The club flatly denied those claims and although they admitted that Bale does have a slight disc protrusion, the condition will not affect him from playing.
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"The information published, claiming that the player has a slipped disc on the L5-S1 vertebrae and a bulge on two others, is completely false," said a statement on the club's website.
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"The player Gareth Bale has a small chronic disc bulge, which is extremely common among football players and by no means prevents him from carrying out his professional activity normally."
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Bale has only been involved in three games for Madrid since sealing his move from Tottenham Hotspur at the start of September due to a series of niggling muscular injuries.
Real Madrid has done well with this one cos they've obviously done the right thing. Gareth Bale has to be left alone!