BALE IS HAPPY AT REAL MADRID, SAYS ZIDANE

MADRID: Zinedine Zidane insists Gareth Bale is happy at Real Madrid despite his limited playing time in the Champions League. While the winger is consistently the subject of reports suggesting he could return to the Premier League, his coach is confident he is content with his role at Santiago Bernabeu. “Bale? No, no, (he is not unhappy),” Zidane said. “He is a player who is different in this sense. Everyone can have their own opinion, but I don’t think he is sad. I think he is happy to be here, happy to be part of this club. He has proved that he is a very important player in this squad.”