Gareth Bale to be reintegrated as Real Madrid put Paul Pogba pursuit on hold

Gareth Bale

Real boss Zinedine Zidane is keen to bring in the Manchester United midfielder this summer, while Bale has fallen out of favour and isn’t in the Frenchman’s plans.

Perez has already invested heavily in the market this summer with the signings of Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.