Gareth Bale will not be able to turn out in a Tottenham shirt again for at least a month, due to the knee injury he is struggling with as he sets to sign for the club again.
The 31-year-old is on the verge of confirming a loan move from Real Madrid, returning to the side he left in 2013 for the Spanish giants.
The forward completed a medical in Spain before travelling to London on Friday morning and he has spent the full day at Tottenham with fans waiting for the move to be confirmed, but the club are keeping them waiting,
The knee injury is not thought to be causing a problem and the move is still going to go through, but it will keep Bale out of action until the second half of October.
Spanish publication Marca confirmed that Real Madrid’s gym at Valdebebas since returning from international duty earlier this month.
The Welsh star played for his country at the start of this month, playing 90 minutes as Wales beat Bulgaria 1-0 on 6 September in the Nations League and played 45 minutes three days earlier in a win over Finland.
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho will hope he is available for some or all of those contests as he looks to get value out of the season-long loan deal.
