Two huge summer deals are edging closer to completion - according to Spanish newspaper Marca - with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane reportedly facing up to the reality that if he wants to sign Monaco wunderkind Kylian Mbappe then he will have to sell Gareth Bale.

Manchester United have coveted Bale since his Tottenham days, and were the frontrunners to sign him from Spurs in 2013 until they were pipped at the post by Real Madrid.

But four years on, Bale could finally be heading to Old Trafford after the Madrid-based daily Marca reported that Real will have to sell one of their forwards to fund a £160m deal for Mbappe.

Bale is more dispensable than fellow 'BBC' members Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, and Real believe they will be able to shift the Welshman for around £90m, which is just above the £89m that United parted with last summer to sign Paul Pogba.

The transfers could be sped up by Mbappe becoming a target for Barcelona, who reportedly made inquiries about the player on Thursday in response to confirmation of Neymar's £198m move to Paris Saint-Germain.