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REAL MADRID’S Gareth Bale has been labelled the star most likely to leave if the Spanish giants snap up their top transfer target Kylian Mbappe from Monaco.

Reports in France claim 18-year-old Mbappe — who has been strongly linked with a move to the La Liga champions —could trigger the Welshman’s departure from the Bernabeu.

According to French sports newspaper L’Equipe – out of Madrid’s deadly frontline trio of Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema – the former Spurs man would be the player most likely to exit the club.

The paper also detailed that Zinedine Zidane and Real’s club president Florentino Perez had met with Mbappe for a “secret conversation”.

During the clandestine catch-up the influential pair informed the most exciting prospect in world football they’d consider selling Bale in a bid to allow him more game-time.

Their proposed plans are sure to alert Manchester United and Jose Mourinho -which could see the Old Trafford outfit attempt to lure Bale back to the Premier League. — Daily Mail