Bale has scored two goals and made two assists since returning to the side DAVID BUSTAMANTE/GETTY IMAGESGareth Bale is open to leaving Real Madrid in January despite being back in favour and playing seven matches this season. The Wales forward was on the brink of a transfer to the Chinese Super League in the summer after he fell out with Zinédine Zidane, the head coach, who had insisted that it would be a good thing if Bale left the club. The proposed move to Jiangsu Suning, who offered him a three-year deal worth about £23 million a season after tax, collapsed at the end of the Chinese transfer window. Although Bale, 30, has forced his way into the Real starting side, his relationship with Zidane has remained brittle. The forward said last month that he expected “turbulence” during the season and…

Source: The Times October 08, 2019 23:03 UTC