Gareth Bale is prepared to “keep trying” at Real Madrid, says his agent, with the Wales international not about to walk away from his contract despite regular snubs from Zinedine Zidane.
A difficult relationship between player and coach at the Santiago Bernabeu has carried over from the 2017-18 campaign.
Zidane took to benching Bale towards the end of his previous reign in the Spanish capital, with the 29-year-old forced to make a stunning contribution in a Champions League final win over Liverpool as a substitute.
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The departure of a French tactician last summer, along with that of Cristiano Ronaldo, appeared to have paved the way for Bale to make a more telling contribution to the Real cause.