Wales coach Chris Coleman has concerns over Tottenham winger Gareth Bale's long-term fitness.

Bale is nursing a long-term hamstring problem which ruled him out of Wales' midweek friendly against Costa Rica.

Coleman confessed: "Gareth has had a problem with his hamstring for a long time.

"He is hardly training at Tottenham but he's playing the games. He has had lot of football this season, a lot of football last season. He is going to get niggles.

"When Gareth says his hamstring is tight, you know why. He is only 22. We forget that. It has been a whirlwind for him the last couple of years and he's now one of the best left sided attackers on the planet.

"He needs to be protected. I am afraid he will get burnt out. He will be afraid of it. He has been here with us all week and the medical team have kept an eye on him because he's not someone you want to risk."