Gareth Bale has been ruled out of Wales’ World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
Bale won his 100th cap in the 5-1 victory over Belarus on Saturday after two months out with a hamstring injury but came off after 45 minutes.
But Bale has been omitted from the 23-man matchday squad that Wales have submitted to UEFA.
“He is going to be stiff,” Page said of Bale on Monday.
“He has not played for a couple of months and to throw him in was a big ask from a physical point of view.
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“It’s frustrating for him. He made a tremendous effort to get fit for the (Belarus) game and he takes credit for that.”
Wales take on the world’s number one ranked side already guaranteed a World Cup play-off spot in March through their Nations League results.
A draw will secure a home semi-final tie as long as Turkey do not win by four goals in Montenegro.
