GARETH BALE displayed his inner Bane in a Real Madrid training session – but most people were more shocked with his body transformation.
The 32-year-old Welshman wore a mask over his face as he went through some drills.
Bane is the supervillain who went up against Batman and appears in a number of DC Comics.
But Bale’s frame got even more attention on social media, with many shocked at his thinner physique.
One football fan wondered ‘what happened to his leg muscles’, while another wrote that he ‘looks like he lost a leg’.
And another put it down to ‘too much golf’ – Bale’s BIG hobby away from football.
Another Real Madrid fan posted a 50/50 collage of Bale looking a lot more muscular compared to the shot from training.
It has shockingly been claimed that Bale could RETIRE this summer if Wales don’t reach the World Cup in Qatar.
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The forward has finally entered the last six months of his £600,000-a-week contract at Real Madrid.
With no extension or January transfer forthcoming, Bale is set to become a free agent in the summer.
Should Wales reach this winter’s World Cup in Qatar, the former Tottenham star will look to sign a short-term deal with a club in order to remain in contention for his country.
If Rob Page’s side are unsuccessful in the play-off, however, The Athletic claim that Bale could call it a day.
Wales have drawn Austria in their play-off semi-final.
Should they be successful, they will face the winner of Scotland’s semi with Ukraine in Cardiff.
In this eventuality Bale would sign for another club in the summer.
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