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title: "Zinedine Zidane hints that Gareth Bale will leave Real Madrid this summer"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/25/zinedine-zidane-hints-that-gareth-bale-will-leave-real-madrid-this-summer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "George Rogan"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-04-25T16:29:46Z"
modified: "2018-04-25T16:29:46Z"
---

# Zinedine Zidane hints that Gareth Bale will leave Real Madrid this summer

Chelsea have been given a huge boost in their pursuit of Gareth Bale after Zinedine Zidane dropped a major hint he would be leaving Real Madrid this summer, reports the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/04/24/zinedine-zidane-hints-gareth-bale-could-leave-summer-james-rodriguez/).

Zidane was talking in his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Bayern Munich and was asked a question about James Rodriguez leaving Real Madrid for their opponents on Wednesday.

![Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/946635664.jpg)

His response left a lot to be suggested about Bale following suit and asking to leave, with the Frenchman saying:

> I never had any problems with James. He just wanted to play more and I understood. This year will be the same – there are important players but they have to sit on the bench. This is the most difficult part of being a coach.

Suggestions are that Zidane was implying that Bale will be a bench option next season and if that’s the case, then he could be on the move.