Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has pulled out of Los Blancos' squad for their pre-season trip to Munich, after his move to the Chinese Super League collapsed last week.
The Welshman is having a torrid summer of it after falling out of favour under Zinedine Zidane, with things reaching breaking point last week after the Frenchman admitted it would be 'best for everyone' if he was to leave.
It seems he said this in the confidence that Bale's move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning would come through, but the plug was pulled on the deal at the last second after a reported disagreement between the two clubs over the transfer fee.