Carlo Ancelotti has said Gareth Bale is "committed" to Real Madrid despite not playing for the club since August, with only six months remaining on his contract.
The Wales forward, 32, is absent from the squad and unavailable for Wednesday's Copa del Rey round-of-32 trip to Alcoiano, with Ancelotti saying "he is not injured but not feeling well."
Bale last played for Madrid in a 1-0 win at Real Betis on 28 August.
Returning in time to play for his country in the international break of September and November, he has suffered multiple injuries, and only appeared for Madrid on 12 December in a derby with Atlético Madrid as an unused substitute. Is.
"Bale is committed. He has six months left on his contract and wants to honor that," Ancelotti told a news conference on Tuesday.
"He's working out personally. He's not ready for this game [at Alcoyano]. I don't know if he'll be back for the Valencia game, but we'll take him to Saudi Arabia."
"I don't think we will see any departure in the month of January."
Madrid will host Valencia in LaLiga on Saturday before heading to Riyadh next week for the Spanish Supercopa, where they will take on Barcelona in the semi-finals on January 12 before a possible final against Atlético or Athletic Bilbao four days later.
"We have to give [Bell] a chance to feel good," Ancelotti said. "If a player doesn't feel right, if he doesn't feel comfortable training collectively, if he's worried about a problem, we have to evaluate that and give him individual assignments."
Bale's injury record has prompted him to take a cautious approach with his fitness, while he also asked the club not to publish medical updates on his physical condition.
Ancelotti defended that decision on Tuesday, saying "players not talking about their injuries isn't a sporting problem, it's about respecting society and privacy."
Bale has played just three times for Madrid this season, the lowest in his eight years in Spain since joining in 2013.
He spent the previous season on loan at former club Tottenham, scoring 11 Premier League goals in 20 appearances.