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Gareth Bale Returns To Training With Real Madrid (PICTURES)

Gareth Bale Returns To Training With Real Madrid (PICTURES)
The Huffington Post UK

Gareth Bale has resumed training with Real Madrid and could play against Málaga on Saturday.

Bale has made just one start and two substitute appearances since his world-record transfer from Tottenham and Madrid denied the 24-year-old was suffering with a slipped disc in his back, dismissing the claim as "completely false".

And Real president Florentino Pérez said a "big deal" has been made out of his fitness.

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Bale was back in training with Madrid on Wednesday

"(He is) calm and ready, waiting to play on Saturday," Pérez told Punto Pelota.

"Everyone knows that, because he didn't have a good pre-season, he suffered from muscle fatigue in the thigh. He is training well and wants to play and show that all this is just something over nothing.

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Bale scored on his Madrid debut versus Villarreal

"All of the doctors have made it clear that a small disc bulge is relatively common in elite footballers. Not all athletes have scans, so not all of those that have these disc bulges know they have them. Elite athletes suffer more with the back and can handle it, but this is something normal. A big deal has been made out of something normal."

Bale's debut
Gareth Bale(01 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales gestures during their La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo (02 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales and Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal warm up before their La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Gareth Bale(03 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales, center, warms up with teammates before their La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Gareth Bale(04 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales warms up before the La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales warms up before the La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales warms up before the La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales before the La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo (08 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales and Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal before their La Liga soccer match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Villarreal CF v Real Madrid CF - La Liga(09 of15)
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VILLARREAL, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gareth Bale (#11) of Real Madrid watches as Villarreal score their first goal during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Real Madrid at El Madrigal on September 14, 2013 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Gareth Bale, Jaume Costa(10 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales, left, duels for the ball with Villarreal's Jaume Costa during their La Liga soccer match at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Gareth Bale, Uche(11 of15)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales, right, duels for the ball with Villarreal's Uche from Nigeria during their La Liga soccer match at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:AP)
Villarreal CF v Real Madrid CF - La Liga(12 of15)
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VILLARREAL, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gareth Bale (L) of Real Madrid in action during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Real Madrid at El Madrigal on September 14, 2013 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Villarreal CF v Real Madrid CF - La Liga(13 of15)
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VILLARREAL, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gareth Bale (L) of Real Madrid in action against Mario Gaspar of Villarreal during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Real Madrid at El Madrigal on September 14, 2013 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Villarreal CF v Real Madrid CF - La Liga(14 of15)
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VILLARREAL, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates scoring Real's opening goal during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Real Madrid at El Madrigal on September 14, 2013 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Villarreal CF v Real Madrid CF - La Liga(15 of15)
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VILLARREAL, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 14: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates scoring Real's opening goal during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Real Madrid at El Madrigal on September 14, 2013 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

Pérez added speculation regarding Bale's fitness has unsettled the Welshman and affected his "image and dignity".

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