Manchester City have cleared the way for Manchester United to revive their interest in Gareth Bale as the Premier League champions are not interested in signing the Welshman. Bale could depart Real Madrid this summer after he signalled his unhappiness at being dropped by Zinedine Zidane, the head coach, for the 3-1 Champions League final victory against Liverpool in Kiev. Bale scored Real’s winning goals after coming on as a substitute with the match at 1-1. It is understood the 28-year-old is not a potential target of the City head coach, Pep Guardiola. Given Zidane became the first coach to secure a hat-trick of European Cups he seems unlikely now to leave.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 16:41 UTC