Gareth Bale has returned to Real Madrid after being ruled out of Wales’ Nations League game against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Tuesday.
Bale had looked certain to miss the game against the Republic but the FAW confirmed on Sunday (October 14) that he was returning to his club.
The 29-year-old missed Wales’ 4-1 defeat by Spain in a friendly last Thursday.
Bale’s Real face Levante in La Liga and then have a Champions League clash with Viktoria Plzen before travelling to Barcelona for the first El Clasico on October 28.
SQUAD UPDATE | DIWEDDARIAD CARFAN
Gareth Bale has returned to his club this afternoon and will not travel to Dublin with the rest of the squad.#TogetherStronger pic.twitter.com/XQgOmeLgxl
— Wales 🏴 (@Cymru) October 14, 2018
Ipswich winger Gwion Edwards was drafted in to the senior squad for the first time last Friday with Wales boss Ryan Giggs looking resigned to being without his star man.
Wales are also missing injured Ethan Ampadu and Chris Mepham with uncapped Kieron Freeman having also been added to the squad.