Bale pulled out of Wales’ Euro 2012 qualifying match with England last week due to a hamstring injury and the Spurs boss revealed that the Welshman is a doubt to play at the Bernabeu.
However, Redknapp is confident that the North London side can replace Bale on the left as Spurs aim to get into the semi-finals of the Champions League in their first season in the competition.
He told Sky Sports: “We’d love to have him fit but if he’s not fit we can’t play him, we’ve got to make sure really, we’ll just see how he goes.
“He’s back here, he’s not trained with us this morning but he’s worked with the fitness coaches and he looks ok this morning, but whether he’s ok to play two games this week is going to be doubtful. So we’re going to have a look at that tomorrow and decide which way we go with it.”
“Well it is a massive game Real Madrid but Wigan as well – we really want to get that Champions League spot at the end of the season, top four again so that we guarantee Champions League football next season – so it’s a difficult one,” he continued.
“We’ve got to go to Wigan at the weekend and really give it a go and look to get the result we need.
“We’ll see how he is tomorrow. I’ve seen some comments coming from the lad who obviously works for the Welsh team, putting the blame on different people.”
With midfield assets returning to form and fitness, Redknapp is confident that his squad holds the talent to step up to the plate should Bale be ruled unfit to face Jose Mourinho’s side.
“We’ve got other good players here – Niko Kranjcar has just been off and had two games with Croatia, Stephen Pienaar is fit now,” said Redknapp.
“We’ve got plenty of people who can play on that left hand side.
“Obviously we hope Gareth’s fit but we’ll have to wait and see.”
And the Spurs boss was quick to distance himself from entering a ‘blame game’, insisting that injuries are just part and parcel of professional football.
“I’m not blaming anybody for what’s happened to Gareth,” said Redknapp. “It’s just one of those things. He left here fit, he went and started training and felt his hamstring. You can pick an injury up any day.”
“No, I’ve got no problems with the way Wales dealt with it at all. He played against West Ham, played 90 minutes, at the end of the game he didn’t go in the treatment room for any treatment, he didn’t feel anything, he never said “my hamstring’s tight,” he went to join up with the Wales squad and he felt his hamstring – when he did some running with them he felt his hamstring get tight.
“Now that’s not the fault of the Welsh trainers or Gary Speed or anybody else, it’s just one of those things. His hamstring felt tight and he couldn’t carry on and he couldn’t play.”
The Spurs boss also confirmed that Aaron Lennon would be fit for both the Wigan and Real Madrid games despite pulling out of the England squad last week.
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