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Gareth Bale scored in his first pre-season appearance for Real Madrid, but his future at the club remains in doubt. Bale came off the bench at half-time to net as Real dominate on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the International Champions Cup. After the game in Maryland, coach Zinedine Zidane said: "He put in a good performance and I'm pleased for him." But the Frenchman added: "Nothing has changed, you know the situation." Zidane had previously said Bale is "very close to leaving" the club and that his exit would be "best for everyone", claiming it was the Welshman's decision not play in an earlier game against Bayern Munich. On Bale's appearance against Arsenal, the Real coach added, "He played today, he wanted to and he did a good job. "He wanted to be with us today; he trained normally and played the match. I make the decisions and he played one half. We'll have to see what happens. He...

google.com Hi there, Asante here. Get your latest sports here. Please leave comments and follow for more. OPERATION 200'  Real Madrid plan to offload Bale, Rodriguez and Co to fund transfer for Man Utd ace Paul Pogba REAL MADRID are planning to launch their "Operation 200" as they look to offload Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez to fund their move for Paul Pogba.      PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS BELOW Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane is plotting to sell no fewer than five players in order to raise the £200million it may take to land the Manchester United star, claim Marca.                      OTHER STORIES Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has refused to discount the prospect of the Manchester United midfielder returning to Juventus. (AS) PLEASE FOLLOW FOR MORE Neymar, 27, has opened the door to United as the Brazil international desperately bids to leave Paris St-Germain. (Mundo Deportivo...