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Bale is a distracted player and football not his priority - Capello

Gareth Bale is a distracted plater who is no longer fully focused on football, according to former Real Madrid boss Fabio Capello.

Speculation about the Welshman’s future at the Santiago Bernabeu has been raging for months.

Real boss Zinadine Zidane made it clear he wanted the former Tottenham forward to leave last summer but no transfer materialised. The closest Bale came to a departure was a proposed move to China that collapsed shortly before the transfer deadline.

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The Wales international returned to the Real fold but has struggled for regular action under Zidane this season, with a persistent calf injury also hampering his progress.