Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett defended his star client and said the Real Madrid players needed to pass him the ball more

Gareth Bale is becoming increasingly isolated in the Real Madrid dressing room because of his failure to gain a complete command of the Spanish language.

Nearly two years after the forward’s record-breaking £85million move to Real Madrid, the forward is still getting to grips with the language barrier.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is one of a number of players who also speak English - along with head coach Carlo Ancelotti - the dressing room prefers to communicate in Spanish.

Gareth Bale is struggling with the language barrier at Real Madrid with the dressing room speaking Spanish

Bale (pictured playing against Valencia) has been criticised in recent weeks for his performances

Cristiano Ronaldo looks frustrated as Real failed to beat Valencia at the Bernabeu on Saturday

Bale has continued to take lessons, but his failure to make significant progress is one of the reasons behind the frustration in the dressing room with the forward.

The Welshman’s last major interview was with a Spanish radio station, but the entire 40-minute dialogue had to be conducted in English and translated into Spanish for the audience. But Bale is determined to make his move to La Liga a success.

At his presentation to fans in the Bernabeu in September 2013 he addressed them in Spanish, but he has yet to find the confidence to speak in the local language.

After heavy criticism of his performance in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Juventus last week, Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett went into bat for his star client.

Bale addressed the Real fans in Spanish when he signed for them - but has struggled with the language

Bale was criticised after his performance against Juventus during the Champions League semi-final first leg

Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett defended his star client and said Real needed to pass him the ball more

He made the extraordinary claim that his team-mates are not passing the ball to Bale often enough.

Barnett said: ‘We’ve been vindicated by these statistics and it’s what we’ve been saying all along.

‘It proves that people don’t know what they’re talking about when they criticise Gareth.

‘Real have to work with Gareth and pass the ball to him more. Give him more of the ball and let him show everybody what he’s good at. He’s going to be the best player at Real Madrid when his team-mates work with him and help him.