Gareth Bale prefers to remain with Real Madrid and player under new manager Julen Lopetegui.

Bale has been linked with a return to the Premier League with Manchester United remaining interested. 

Bale became an infrequent member of Zinedine Zidane's XI over the past two years.

Bale is under contract at Real until the end of the 2021-22 season, having signed a six-year deal in October 2016

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have distanced themselves from a move for Bale, which largely leaves United without a true competitor for him.