Gareth Bale faces a crunch meeting with new Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui this week.Welsh superstar Bale was back in his hometown Cardiff last week to visit his new bar Elevens and told friends he is “open minded” about his future. After scoring twice in May’s Champions League final victory over Liverpool, albeit after being left out of the starting line-up, the 28-year-old hinted his future could be away from the Bernabeu.Manchester United remain big fans of the £90million-rated striker.
Bale was frustrated under Lopetegui’s predecessor Zinedine Zidane, when he had to play in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo.But with Zidane and Ronaldo both now gone from the Bernabeu, he is anxious to discover from Lopetegui where he stands in the former Spain manager’s plans.United, who have made constant overtures to bring the former Tottenham star Bale to the Premier League, will have to sit tight and await the outcome of the talks, There is a feeling influential president Florentino Perez is loathe to lose Bale so soon after Ronaldo’s departure to Italian champions Juventus