Gareth Bale: 25 injuries for the Real Madrid player made of glass

Gareth Bale is once again news because of an injury. The Real Madrid player tore his hamstring in training last Thursday, forcing him out of the Wales squad, before he'd even returned from his last injury. The growing feeling is that his signing has not worked out for Florentino Perez. 

Bale remained in Madrid during the international break to focus on getting fit for the derby against Atletico on Nov. 18 at the Wanda Metropolitano.

However, rather than recover, he's once again picked up another injury. The bet on Bale, as with Karim Benzema, has seen other players, such as Alvaro Morata, Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain leave the club. 

But Bale has spent almost as much time on the sidelines, injures, as on the pitch, playing. 

THE 25 INJURIES 

Here are the 25 injuries Bale's suffered in Madrid:

Season 2013/14 (9 injuries, 15 games missed)

• 05/09/2013 · Inguinal distention (1 game out)
• 17/09/2013 · Thigh strain (2)
• 28/09/2013 · Thigh strain (2)
• 02/10/2013 · Thigh strain (2)
• 07/12/2013 · Flu (1)
• 14/14/2013 · Calf problem (2)
• 25/01/2014 · Calf problem (3)
• 28/04/2014 · Flu (1)
• 04/05/2014 · Calf problem (2)

Season 2014/15 (3 injuries, 9 games missed)

• 17/10/2014 · Hamstring injury (5)
• 08/04/2015 · Bruised foot (1)
• 18/04/2015 · Calf injury (3)

Season 2015/16 (7 injuries, 19 games missed)

• 15/09/2015 · Calf muscle strain (4)
• 17/10/2015 · Calf muscle strain (relapse) (4)
• 17/01/2016 · Calf muscle problem (8)
• 16/04/2016 · Ankle injury
• 23/04/2016 · Muscle fatigue (1)
• 04/05/2016 · Muscle fatigue from playing golf (1)
• 13/05/2016 · Sprained knee (1)

Season 2016/17 (3 injuries, 27 games missed)

• 22/11/2016 · Ankle injury (17)
• 12/04/2017 · Calf muscle strain (2)
• 23/04/2017 · Calf injury (8)

Season 2017/18 (3 injuries, 9 games missed)

• 01/10/2017 · Muscle fatigue in hamstring (1)
• 03/10/2017 · Calf injury (8)
• 10/11/2017 · Hamstring tear (?)