Gareth Bale

"I tried to leave last year but (Real) blocked everything at the last second. Its down to the club"

Madrid star's club future remains extremely uncertain, but coach Ryan Giggs named the 31-year-old in his squad

Real manager Zinedine Zidane said that the Welshmen chose not to travel to their Manchester City match

Real manager Zidane says player himself chose not to travel

"Gareth has two years left on his contract. He likes living in Madrid and he's going nowhere," Barnett said

Former Bulgaria striker says winger’s sleeping gesture was ‘unprofessional and disrespectful’

Real Madrid forward said he wanted to get back into action but felt it wise to wait and see

"I just wanted to thank everybody in the NHS for their hard work and sacrifice during this Covid-19 crisis," he said

30-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Jiangsu throughout last year's summer transfer window

This was the Welshmen’s third appearance since the turn of the year

Welshmen’s behaviour has wavered and the criticism increased where Zidane has become his staunchest defender

Former Real players and the media regularly accuse the Welshmen of putting his love of golf before the club

Former Spurs players did gym work indoors as they attempted to recover from injuries sustained in the Euro 2020

Real Madrid forward scored during first-half injury time after Nikola Vlasic's opener for Zlatko Dalic's men

Madrid forward could have been shown a red card that would have ruled him out of the Modric clash in Cardiff

30-year-old forward was involved in a tense stand-off with coach Zinedine Zidane in the off-season

It was six years to the day that Real paid 100 million euros to sign the Welshmen, who now has 104 goals for the club

Both attackers were at the heart of things, their energy and enthusiasm appreciated by the crowd

Only last month Los Blancos manager said it would be "best for everyone" if the Welshman was sold

Madrid’s manager was keen for the Welshmen to be sold but Los Blancos cancelled a deal with Chinese club

30-year-old was expected to join Jiangsu Suning on a three-year-deal worth £1 million a week

The Welsh star continued to offer reminders of his worth

The Welshman has been frozen out in Madrid despite helping his side to a Spanish title and four Champions Leagues

Los Blancos manager insists the 30-year-old forward is not a good fit for his squad

29-year-old has won four Champions League titles but started only five of Los Blancos last 11 games of the season

Zidane had indicated this could be the Welshman’s final game ahead of an expected summer departure

290-year-old supposedly not a part Los Blancos' future plans and will move out this summer

31-year-old has now claimed all of Madrid's last eight goals in La Liga, a run that includes five matches

Spanish giants want €130 million for the winger

29-year-old forward has won four Champions League trophies and scored 101 goals in 218 appearances

Welshman had been out since January 3 with a calf strain but made an instant impact off the bench at the RCDE Stadium

Welshman joins Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the only player to score in three separate tournaments

Los Blancos set the record of the longest goal drought in the club's history by surpassing 464 minutes without scoring

Striker scores twice to help team win 4-1 after being 1-0 down against Girona

With Cristiano Ronaldo again sidelined with an ankle injury, Welsh star Bale stepped into the limelight

Los Blancos bounce back from a goal down to beat Emirati champions Al Jazira 2-1 on Wednesday

Welshman faces late fitness test to ensure participation

Welshman scores opener and Portuguese adds two more as Los Blancos secure 3-1 victory on Tuesday

Welshman insists he can still turn around Real career after impressing in 3-1 win over Sociedad

Welsh strikers believes 46-year-old is the right man to guide country to their first World Cup finals since 1958

German midfielder Toni Kroos was also left out of Zidane's 19-man squad for Wednesday's clash

Bale marks returns from injury with goal

The 27-year-old returned to full training on Sunday for first time since damaging ankle ligaments in November

Welshman has been out since suffering ankle ligament damage in November

27-year-old hobbled off the field during 2-1 win at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday

Real Madrid striker won the award for fourth successive year and sixth time in seven years

European champions threw away two-goal lead and needed a late equaliser to salvage a 3-3 draw on Wednesday

27-year-old becomes one of football's highest paid players after extending his contract with Los Blancos

27-year-old joined Los Blancos for a then world-record fee of €100 million in 2013

31-year-old won both UCL with Real and Euro 2016 with Portugal in 2015-16 season