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Jose Mourinho teases Gareth Bale over potential Manchester United move
Jose Mourinho teased Gareth Bale about forcing a move to Manchester United during a brief exchange in the tunnel on Sunday evening.
The pair shook hands and embraced before Manchester United's penalty shootout victory over Real Madrid in California.
"I cannot buy you because you do not talk up!" the Portuguese allegedly joked before the pair made their way onto the pitch.
The exchange was picked up by Spanish television cameras before the International Champions Cup match at Levi Stadium.
The 28-year-old has regularly been linked with a move back to the Premier League and Mourinho was forced to deny any interest in brining the forward back to England.
"I think it was clear that Bale likes Madrid, likes the challenge, likes the situation. He's in a club in a very good situation now," said Mourinho.
"I never felt a desire from him to leave, so why lose time and energy on that? No."
Bale signed a new £18m-a-year deal to remain at Real Madrid until 2022 in October last year but the Welshman's future at the Bernabeu could be complicated by the expected arrival of Monaco's Kylian Mbappe.
According to reports from Madrid-based daily, Marca, Monaco have agreed to sell the 18-year-old in a world record £160m deal.