Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale remains 'one of us' at Real Madrid0:56 Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale's role at the club remains as important as ever Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale's role at the club remains as important as everReal Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale remains "one of us", despite the winger not featuring in the club's past two matches. But Zidane says Bale remains firmly in his plans as Real prepare to face in-form Valencia on Sunday before visiting Barcelona on Wednesday during a busy run of fixtures ahead of the winter break and the January transfer window. Gareth Bale was an unused substitute as Real Madrid beat Club Brugge on Wednesday"I made three changes during the last match and Gareth wasn't there. Zidane stated last month he wants Bale to remain at the Bernabeu for the rest of the season - despite reports of a January move away. Kylian Mbappe has two-and-a-half years remaining on his contract at PSGAsked if he thinks the problems Mbappe is having with his coach might bring him closer to Real, Zidane replied: "I don´t know.

Source: Sky sports December 14, 2019 16:07 UTC