Gareth Bale has been warned that Manchester United may be the only Premier League option available to him, with former Wales international Robbie Savage seeing few other routes back to England from Real Madrid.
Speculation continues to suggest that the ex-Tottenham winger could be retracing his steps in the next transfer window.
Various landing spots are being mooted, with a second stint at Spurs or a big-money switch to Old Trafford considered to be the most likely options.
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Savage is struggling to see how Bale could be brought back to north London, leaving the 29-year-old waiting on possible interest from Manchester if he is to seek a way out of the Santiago Bernabeu.