Jose Mourinho's 'bullying' of Luke Shaw is in danger of damaging Manchester United's bid to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid this summer.
United have asked about the Wales forward in almost every transfer window since he moved to Madrid from Tottenham for £85.3million in 2013.
There is growing belief at Old Trafford that Bale, who became Wales's record goal-scorer with a hat-trick in China on Thursday, could leave the Bernabeu at the end of the season.
However, the Welshman and defender Shaw are part of the same agency, and Bale's representatives have concerns over their star client signing for United while Mourinho is in charge.