FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Real Betis - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - May 19, 2019 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane before the match REUTERS/Juan Medina
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane said on Monday he had not "disrespected" Gareth Bale and it was the club who wanted to sell the Welsh forward, not him personally.
Bale did not play for Real in their 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the International Champions Cup on Saturday, with Zidane revealing his absence was due to the club "working on his departure".
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