The player has expressed his unhappiness over lack of game time
Gareth Bale joined Real Madrid from Tottenham for a then world record transfer fee of €100.8 million, signing a six year contract in the summer of 2013. He has enjoyed a successful period with the club, winning four Champions League and one La Liga title.
The 28 year old has been an integral part for the La Liga giants but struggled to be a regular with injury problems. He has often been sidelined for a long period of time due to his injury problems.
The Wales international endured another testing campaign at the Santiago Bernabeu last season, with injuries and tactical tinkering limiting his impact. Since his return from injury he has struggled for regular game time as Zinedine Zidane preferred Isco and Marco Asensio ahead of him in the starting line up.
Though the winger proved his worth when he came on as a substitute in the Champions League final against Liverpool last month. The score was 1-1 and he scored two goals in quick succession, including a brilliant bicycle goal, to turn the match in their favor.
He threw his future at the club into doubt after the match, expressing his unhappiness over a lack of game-time under former manager Zinedine Zidane.
“Obviously I was very disappointed not to start the game, I felt I deserved it but the manager makes the decisions,” Bale told.
“The best I have been doing is to come on and make an impact, I certainly did.
“I need to be playing week in, week out and that has not happened this season.
“I had an injury five, six weeks in but I’ve been fit ever since.
“I have to sit down with my agent in the summer and discuss it.”
Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, has suggested Lopetegui will need to find a regular place for the attacker or he could seek to leave the Santiago Bernabeu.
“I think we have to have a chat with Real Madrid and see where we’re going,” Barnett told Sky Sports News.
“He wants a better year than he had last year. He wants to play more, and that’s paramount to him.
“I think he’s one of the top three or four players on Earth. For somebody like him, he has to play. It’s not about money.
“He wants to win the Ballon d’Or and I think he can.”
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