Gareth Bale believes he will be able to play a role in Wales's must-win final two Euro 2020 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Hungary, Welsh manager Ryan Giggs said on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old Real Madrid star has been struggling with a calf problem and has not played since scoring for Wales in their 1-1 draw with World Cup finalists Croatia on October 13.
However, Giggs said Bale is confident he could win the race to be fit for both the game in Azerbaijan on November 16 and at home to Hungary on the 19.
"It wasn't a big injury, but with the short turnaround it's a worry," said Giggs after naming a 27-man squad.
"I'm in constant contact with him and he feels confident that he'll be fit for the game.
"It's just monitoring it this week, literally day by day. The last time I spoke to him he was confident he'd be OK."
"They're huge games and we need to win them (to qualify), we know what we've got to do. We've played against both teams, we beat Azerbaijan and lost against Hungary."
However, Real coach Zinedine Zidane said Tuesday in Madrid that Bale was still unfit to play, adding "if he is not ready to play for Wales, he won't play."
"I wouldn't say he's 100 per cent match fit but he looks good and he looks sharp."
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