Bale scare/damari out
Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:00 pm
Gareth Bale has been involved in a fitness scare a week before joining up with Wales for two crucial Euro 2016 qualifiers against Cyprus and Israel.
Spanish newspaper Marca reported the Real Madrid forward needed a scan on a painful toe following Sunday's goalless Primera Liga draw at Sporting Gijon.
But an X-ray showed no break and Bale, 26, has been declared fully fit.
"Everything is fine... it's just very badly bruised but a few days and I'll be fine," Bale told ESPN.
Wales' Euro 2016 rivals Israel will be without star striker Omer Damari for their Group B qualifier on 6 September.
The 26-year-old Red Bull Salzburg player has been ruled out of the trip to Cardiff with a broken foot.
Damari has five goals in this campaign, making him joint top scorer in the section with Wales' Gareth Bale and Bosnia-Hercegovina striker Edin Dzeko.
Good news for us and bad news for Israel
Spanish newspaper Marca reported the Real Madrid forward needed a scan on a painful toe following Sunday's goalless Primera Liga draw at Sporting Gijon.
But an X-ray showed no break and Bale, 26, has been declared fully fit.
"Everything is fine... it's just very badly bruised but a few days and I'll be fine," Bale told ESPN.
Wales' Euro 2016 rivals Israel will be without star striker Omer Damari for their Group B qualifier on 6 September.
The 26-year-old Red Bull Salzburg player has been ruled out of the trip to Cardiff with a broken foot.
Damari has five goals in this campaign, making him joint top scorer in the section with Wales' Gareth Bale and Bosnia-Hercegovina striker Edin Dzeko.
Good news for us and bad news for Israel