Zidane Drops Bale, James Rodriguez From Real Madrid Squad

According to Goal, Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has left Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez out of the club’s squad to face RB Salzburg in a pre-season friendly match.

Following this development, the future of the two players at the Santiago Bernabeu, therefore, remains uncertain.

Bale had agreed to a deal to join Jiangsu Suning but Madrid refused to release the former Tottenham Hotspur play without a significant transfer fee.

It does not remain certain if Bale will be able to force a move away from the La Liga side before the transfer window closes.

James future seems clouded with Napoli and Atletico Madrid showing interest in the midfielder,

James finds himself in a similar situation, with Napoli and Atletico Madrid having registered their interest before a season-ending injury to Marco Asensio appeared to see the Colombian redrafted into Zidane’s plans.