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Gareth Bale is expected to leave Real Madrid to join Chinese club Jiangsu Suning for a three-year contract.
Sources close to the record striker in Wales have confirmed information in Spain that, even if they are not yet finalized, a decision is "very close".
Real boss Zinedine Zidane said Bale, 30, was "about to leave" after being sidelined by his 3-1 pre-season loss to Bayern Munich.
Zidane added that his release would be "the best for everyone".
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The Welshman was eliminated from Real's last game in Real's final game after winning on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the International Champion's Cup.
But Frenchman Zidane insisted that "nothing has changed" and that this could be Bale's last match for Real.
Bale joined the Spanish club for £ 85 million from Tottenham in 2013 as part of a global record deal at the time.
He remains on his contract with Bernabeu for three years, winning four league league titles, a league title, a Copa del Rey, three UEFA Super Cups and three Club World Cups.
Bale scored three goals and a shootout penalty in four Champions League finals for Real, which won the competition in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
However, injury problems have limited him to 79 La Liga starts in the last four seasons.
He played 42 games for Real Madrid last season and was sometimes booed by supporters of his team during the campaign.
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Zidane 's return to the Real boss in March was described as "bad news" by attacker Jonathan Barnett, as the Frenchman did not want to work with Bale and the two men did not want to work with him. were not agree on the style of play.
Bale finished last season on the bench of players while Real has had its worst national campaign in 20 years, with 12 defeats, 68 points and a third place, 19 points of the champion of Barcelona. They have also been eliminated from the Champions League by Ajax in the last 16.
He would have been nicknamed "the golfer" by his Real teammates, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also said Bale did not attend a team meal because he did not want to miss his bedtime.
Basel, who made his Southampton debut at the age of 16, left the South Coast club to join Tottenham in 2007.
He spent six seasons at the North London club before joining Real. He had been badociated with a return to the Spurs as well as a move to Manchester United and German champion Bayern Munich.
Source: bbc.com
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