Real Madrid transfer news: Gareth Bale asking price set at €150m

Sale of Bale could fund moves for Robert
Lewandowski or Kylian Mbappe, but there will be no bid for Eden
Hazard

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According to the Manchester Evening News, the Spanish giants
have let it be known that they will “listen to offers in excess of
€150m [£132.2m] for star winger Gareth Bale”.

The arrival of Lopetegui as head coach will mark a new era
for Real and it looks like it won’t include the Welsh winger with
the MEN quoting Spanish media sources as saying that Bale will be
allowed to leave if a club meets their asking price.

Jose Mourinho has made no secret of his wish to bring the
forward to Manchester and the MEN claims that the United manager
has “promised to help Bale win the Ballon d’Or if he moves to Old
Trafford”.

No move for Hazard

According to the Daily Star Real are no longer looking to Eden
Hazard as Bale’s successor. Rather, says the paper, Lopetegui wants
to hand Marco Asensio “more of a role at the Bernabeu next season”
and to that end he won’t look to lure Hazard from Stamford Bridge,
which was apparently Real’s intention last month before Zinedine
Zidane’s shock exit.

In addition, says the Star, the money used on Bale’s sale
will be used by Lopetegui “on signing the likes of Robert
Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe over Hazard”.

Real keen on Alisson

Meanwhile Liverpool could miss out on Alisson following
Lopetegui’s appointment, says the Star. The Reds have been “heavily linked” with
the Roma keeper ever since Loris Karius gifted the Champions League
to Real Madrid in last month’s final.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is a big admirer of
25-year-old Alisson but reports from Spain suggest that Real are
“keen” on signing the Brazilian stopper, and the attraction is
reportedly mutual.