After being left out of Saturday's International Champions Cup clash against Bayern Munich, Zinedine Zidane confirms Gareth Bale is close to leaving Real Madrid. Asked why Bale was left out of the squad on Saturday, Zidane told reporters: "Bale did not play because he is very close to leaving. Zidane had earlier said that he has no problem with Gareth Bale staying back with the club. For long, there have been rumours which suggest that the club wants to sell Welshman. "If Gareth (Bale) wants to come, any top player who wants to come here is welcome,” Thiago said at a pre-match press conference.

Source: dna July 21, 2019 08:24 UTC