GARETH BALE wants out of Real Madrid and is pushing to be allowed to leave this summer for what would be a second transfer-fee world record.The Welshman’s representatives have promised to bring the Madrid president, Florentino Perez, a profit on the £85m his club paid Tottenham for Bale two summers ago should he sanction a deal.

For Bale it is a shift of position that is sure to encourage the wealthiest Premier League suitors, led by Manchester United. Chelsea and Manchester City are aware of Bale’s potential availability, but are unlikely to match a bid from United, whose executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward made Bale a priority target when he took control of the club’s transfer activity in 2013. He would have no qualms about exceeding