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Gareth Bale would welcome the chance to return to the Premier League.
But he maintains that Real Madrid continue to frustrate his hopes of moving away from the Spanish capital.
Bale was on the verge of a highly lucrative move to China last year, but Real scuppered the deal at the last minute by demanding a transfer fee.
The 31-year old was frozen out at the Spanish champions for much of last season and barely featured for them after lockdown, as his relationship with Zinedine Zidane continued to deteriorate.
There have been accusations that Bale will be happy to see out his £600,000 a week contract, which still has another two years to run, with some saying he prefers spending time on the golf course, and not the football pitch.
However, Bale insists that is not true, but that the decision “ is in the hands of Real Madrid”.
Hos wage demands mean that few teams in the Premier League could afford him , but Manchester United remain long-term admirers.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.