Zinedine Zidane has said Gareth Bale was left out of the Real Madrid squad that travelled to Munich for the 2019 Audi Cup due to medical advice.
Per David Ornstein of BBC Sport, Bale did not travel for the pre-season tournament because he was "not in the right mental state to play" after Real president Florentino Perez blocked his move to Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning.
According to Zidane, club doctors advised that Bale should not travel to the tournament involving Real, Fenerbahce, Tottenham Hotspur and hosts Bayern Munich, per Dom Farrell of Goal:
"Bale did not travel as he was not feeling good.