Gareth Bale is reportedly "much likelier" to sign for Manchester United this summer than he has been at any previous point in his Real Madrid career.
According to The Independent's Miguel Delaney, that comes from sources at both Old Trafford and the Santiago Bernabeu, with the 27-year-old "willing to move" if Madrid give the go-ahead to his sale.
The Wales international represents a marquee alternative to top target Antoine Griezmann for United, and while Los Blancos president Florentino Perez remains a huge admirer of the player, "Real sources say that other influential figures at the club feel that Bale could be sacrificed, and have been trying to persuade Perez of that.