Real Madrid rule out January exit for Gareth Bale

Sources at Real Madrid have ruled out the prospect of Gareth Bale leaving the Bernabeu over the January transfer window.

The player has been linked with a move away from Madrid due to his fractious relationship with Real boss Zinedine Zidane.

It has been suggested that Bale's recent decision to pose in front of a banner reading "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order" has not gone down well in Spain.

Speaking on the subject of Bale, an authoritative source inside the club told Marca: "We're not going to give him away or anything like that. He will be decisive again."

The winger came moments away from completing a move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning over the summer transfer window, only for the move to fall through at the 11th hour.

Reports claim that new Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho is keen on bringing Bale back to North London in January.