Thursday's Real Madrid transfer talk news roundup: Donny van de Beek, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos

The summer transfer window has now begun, with rumours and speculation continuing to swirl as Real Madrid eye possible reinforcements.

Florentino Perez oversaw a significant overhaul of his squad last summer before focusing more on youth in January. As is always the case with Madrid, though, some of the biggest names in football continue to be linked, even in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest news of possible comings and goings at the Bernabeu.

Thursday morning's Real Madrid transfer talk news roundup:

Real Madrid 'set for showdown Gareth Bale talks'

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Real Madrid will reportedly hold talks with Gareth Bale's agent in the hope of finding a solution to the Wales international's situation at the Bernabeu.

The 31-year-old only made 20 appearances for Madrid during the 2019-20 campaign, while he hardly featured after the restart and told head coach Zinedine Zidane to leave him out of their trip to Manchester City in the last-16 stage of the Champions League.

Bale is said to be prepared to see out the final two years of his lucrative contract in the Spanish capital even if it means that he does not play another game for the club.

According to Marca, the Welshman's agent Jonathan Barnett is due to hold talks with Madrid over his client's future, where it is hoped that a solution can be reached.

The report claims that Los Blancos are open to the attacker remaining at the club but would want to see an improvement in his attitude during the 2020-21 campaign.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho is allegedly keen to bring Bale back to England this summer.

Agent: 'Manchester United beat Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal to Donny van de Beek'

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The agent of Donny van de Beek has claimed that Manchester United beat five other clubs to the signing of his client during this summer's transfer window.

United announced on Wednesday that they had secured a deal for the Netherlands international, who came through the youth system at Ajax before going on to make 175 appearances for the first team.

According to Sjaak Swart, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Arsenal were all interested in the 23-year-old, but United "pushed through" to sign van de Beek on a five-year contract.

"Manchester United is certainly the right choice," Swart told Ajax Showtime. "There were more clubs with interest, such as Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Juventus and Arsenal. There were six in total, but it all came to an end because of the coronavirus.

"It was already a regular matter in March that he would go to Madrid, but because of the virus, all of that has been postponed. Clubs have no income, and they could not sell players. Ultimately, Manchester United pushed through, and that is, of course, a very nice club."

Van de Beek, who is likely to end up costing United in the region of £39m, could make his Premier League debut against Crystal Palace on September 19.

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