Gareth Bale Finally Responds To Images Of His Shocking Body Transformation In Blunt Fashion

It saw Madrid fans bring up an image from just six months ago which showed Bale to be in peak condition.

The Wales international, who hasn't played for 'Los Blancos' since August, has joked about the situation on his own social media page.

With an arrow pointed at his muscular thigh, Bale captioned the photo with a laughing emoji and tensing emoji.

"At what point did Bale lose so much muscle mass?" one user posted on the original side-by-side. "Only six months' difference."

There's nothing to be worried about however when it comes to the former Tottenham Hotspur man's recovery.

Bale was also called the fittest of all his Madrid teammates as he looks to return to club action.

The winger has played for Wales since he last played a game for Madrid but he'll be keen to return to club action.

"Bale is committed. He has six months left on his contract and he wants to respect it," he said.

"He's been working individually. We have to give [Bale] the chance to feel good. If a player doesn't feel right, if he doesn't feel comfortable training collectively, if he's worried about having a problem, we have to evaluate it and give him individual work."

Bale could feature in Thursday's Copa del Rey quarter-final clash with Athletic Bilbao, as could Eden Hazard.

Madrid may rest Brazil duo Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr, who played in Brazil's 4-0 win over Paraguay in the early hours of Wednesday.

Rodrygo scored the fourth goal of the game off the bench while Vinicius completed 61 minutes before being replaced by Antony.