"Bale hasn’t said anything to me about returning to England"

Paul Clement is perhaps the closest person to Gareth Bale at Real Madrid; Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant coach told the London Evening Standard that he sees no truth in the rumours that the Welshman could leave and return to the UK.

Bale and United

I'm not sure (where the speculation comes from). I have a really good relationship with Gareth here. We're communicating every day. Gareth seems very settled here to me. In no conversation has he ever said 'I'm really unhappy and I'm thinking about going back' - not at all. He has signed a long contract here at the club. I know the club see him and some other young players that they have bought as the future to drive this club forward over the next four or five years

Rumour mill

There is always going to be speculation and if it's not (Bale) it will be 'will Cristiano (Ronaldo) ever go back to Manchester United or will he finish his career here?' or the young centre back Rafa Varane ‘He plays, he doesn't play'. 'Big clubs are looking at him’. The club really see him as the future. He's 21 years old and a fantastic central defender. That’s the nature of this game and at a big club like this with such talented players

Raheem Sterling

Real Madrid are always going to be linked with some of the best players and also some of the best emerging young talents. My understanding at the moment is that the club and manager's very happy with squad of players - we haven't got a big squad. But it is a squad packed with quality and there are no current plans for ins and outs.

De Gea

I don’t think Iker Casillas is old. If you look after yourself, goalkeepers can play close to their 40s. Iker has been here a long time and he's a legend for the club due to what he has achieved and also for the national team as well so I think that would be up to Iker himself, whether he wants a fresh challenge. He is doing very well and we also have a fantastic keeper in Keylor Navas so we think we are really strong in that position.

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