Real Madrid prepare for Gareth Bale sale

Madrid media sources are convinced Gareth Bale will leave Real Madrid at the end of this season.

AS says whatever the rest of the season brings, it looks increasingly likely that Bale and Madrid are set for a parting of ways in the summer with Florentino Pérez planning a major overhaul of the squad.

After the game against Juventus, Real coach Zinedine Zidane was asked if Bale is now considered behind Lucas Vazquez and Marco Asensio in the natural order of things at the Bernabeu.

"No," the Frenchman replied. “He didn't get on the pitch but that was because others did with different jobs to do. But we're still counting on Gareth. We have another game on Sunday and he needs to be ready."