Bale is Staying at Real Madrid says his agent Jonathan Barnett

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is not leaving the club even though he has not featured regularly for the club in recent weeks, according to his agent.

Despite winning four Champions League titles with Real Madrid, Gareth Bale still divides opinion because of a perceived lack of commitment and his poor injury record. Only last year he seemed set for a move to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning before the deal fell through.

Bale, who has scored more than 100 goals for the club, infuriated Real fans recently as he joked about falling asleep with a protective face mask over his eyes while watching the team’s recent 2-0 win over Alaves in Madrid from the stands.

“He is still as good as anyone else in the team,” Barnett said, adding that Bale’s place in the team was up to manager Zinedine Zidane.

“Of course, there’s been interest but there’s hardly a club in the world which can afford him. It’s a great loss that he’s not in the Real Madrid team at the moment but Bale is staying at Real Madrid.

“Gareth is not looking to outlast Zidane. Zidane has been very successful. There’s no hatred. Zidane just does not want to play him. Gareth trains every day and he trains well.”

Barnett said that Bale was keen to represent Wales at next year’s European Championship, but ruled out a loan switch to another club for regular game time to remain match fit.

“He always wants to play well for Wales,” Barnett went on to say: “Gareth’s one of the best players in the world. The best players in the world do not go out on loan.”

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