Real Madrid star Gareth Bale told he is future of club as Zinedine Zidane bins off move for Monaco ace Kylian Mbappe
The Welsh winger has been plagued by injuries since his move to the La Liga giants, and has attracted interest from Manchester United
REAL MADRID will shelve plans to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer as they tell Gareth Bale he is the future of the club.
The Welsh wizard has been strongly linked with a return to the Premier League with Manchester United interested in the 28-year-old.
His future at the Bernabeu Stadium has been a mystery in recent months, with fears he could be shipped off to make way for the Monaco star.
However according to the , the Champions League winners will deter their efforts to sign the teenage sensation until next year.
The 18-year-old remains a serious target for Los Blancos, but could miss out on luring him if they fail to bring him in this transfer window.
Madrid's arch-rivals Barcelona have reportedly 'held talks' with Mbappe over a summer mover after selling Neymar for a world-record fee of £198m to Paris Saint-Germain.
And if the Catalan club do manage to nab away Mbappe under the nose of Zidane, it will only secure Bale's position in the Madrid squad.
The report also states that United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will continue to monitor his situation should anything change.
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With Cristiano Ronaldo approaching 33, Bale is still very much seen as the heir to the throne for the La Liga champions.
The news of the former Tottenham Hotspur star's future will come as a huge blow to the Red Devils.
United have been busy in the market already, having signed the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof, who have all commanded hefty price-tags.
Ivan Perisic remains an option for Mourinho, though Inter Milan are refusing to sell their prized asset as they offer their Croatian man a new deal.
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