Nano Rivas: Shanghai Shenhua have been considering signing Bale for months Real Madrid Could be on his way out of Madrid

Gareth Bale is back in the headlines and former Shanghai Shenhua assistant Nano Rivas has said that the Chinese club have been considering his signing for a while.

The Welshman was linked with a move in the summer, though that deal fell through.

Zinedine Zidane allowed him to reestablish himself in the side at Madrid but their relationship has hit another hiccup and he now looks like he's on the way out again.

"I understand that Shanghai Shenhua have the financial capacity to sign Bale," Rivas, who operated as Quique Sanchez Flores' assistant in China and was present during the first attempted signing, said to A Diario.

"Several other clubs do as well. Any major club in China would love Bale because of the impact he'd have.

"In Shanghai, the club have been considering his signing for months."

"If he played regularly, he'd make a big difference to the league. He'd undoubtedly be a star."