Real Madrid have told Gareth Bale he can leave the club this summer, according to AS.
Bale and his agent has sit down with officials at the Santiago Bernabeu in recent days and been told that he can leave the club this summer.
The sales of Di Maria and Van Persie will save United a whopping £500,000-per-week next season and reports earlier this week claimed that they plan to use that funding to make an £80m bid for Madrid winger Bale.
Bales has had a frustrating year with the Spanish giants and has struggled to replicatethe form that made him one of the most consistent players in the world at Tottenham Hotspur two seasons back.
A summer move is expected with the club’s fans attacking him verbally throughout the season, whilst team-mates like Cristiano Ronaldo and co have also been forward in theircritique of the Welsh international.
However, United officials have been informed by their Madrid counterparts that any such deal will be matched by another interested club – city rivals Man City.