Zinedine Zidane said he believes Gareth Bale will now stay, with the Spanish transfer window closing on September 2.
Zinedine Zidane has made clear that Gareth Bale is not in his plans as he looks to rejuvenate Real Madrid following their miserable season last term.
Gareth Bale has already been told by Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane that he does not form part of his future plans at the Spanish giants.
Real Madrid clawed back from two goals down to finish full time at 2-2, and prevailed 3-2 in the penalty shootout dictated by the International Champions Cup exhibition tournament format.
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane said at the weekend the La Liga giants were poised to offload Gareth Bale.
"I did not disrespect anyone, least of all Gareth," a frustrated-sounding Zinedine Zidane said.
Zinedine Zidane said the club were working on Gareth Bale's departure, adding that he hoped it happens soon, "for everyone's sake".
While Gareth Bale would be welcome at a host of marquee clubs, his big salary may prove to be an obstacle for all but the richest teams.
Real Madrid's response to Barcelona winning the title on Saturday night was to slip to a 0-1 defeat at Vallecas and fall 18 points behind La Liga's newly-crowned champions.
Real Madrid were mathematically ruled out of the title race after Barcelona beat Alaves on Tuesday while Atletico Madrid look likely to finish above them too for a second consecutive year.
Gareth Bale departed again to whistles with 14 minutes left, a conciliatory hand slap from Zinedine Zidane offering little consolation as he trudged off.
The victory ends a run of four consecutive home defeats and means Real Madrid reduce the gap to nine points behind Barcelona.
Santiago Solari was speaking at a press conference ahead of Tuesday's meeting with Ajax at the Bernabeu in the Champions League.
Gareth Bale refused to celebrate his 78th-minute match-winning goal against Levante.
Real Madrid's fifth league win in a row means they sit second in La Liga for the first time since September, above Atletico Madrid.
Gareth Bale had been out since January 3 with a calf strain but made an instant impact off the bench for Real Madrid.
Gareth Bale scored in the 44th, 53rd and 55th minutes at the Zayed Sports City Stadium.
In his last nine matches, Gareth Bale has been taken off seven times, five of those when Real Madrid were chasing a goal.
