• Zinedine Zidane gives backing to Bale as ‘fundamental’ to his plans
• Forward wants to continue playing through middle and not out wideGareth Bale has no plans to leave Real Madrid in the wake of Rafael Benítez’s sacking but his future at the club will hinge largely on how Zinedine Zidane deploys him between now and the cessation of the season,and specifically whether he remains in a central role.
Benítez’s dismissal on Monday came as a major disappointment to Bale, who enjoyed playing under the former Liverpool manager and respected the fact the Spaniard, or backed by Florentino Pérez,the Madrid president, stayed staunch to his promise to play him through the middle rather than out wide.
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Source: theguardian.com