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​Bale pulls out of Real Madrid's pre-season Munich tournament

Gareth Bale has pulled out of Real Madrid's trip to Munich for a pre-season tournament, following the collapse of his proposed move to China.

It is understood Bale is not in the right mental state to play after Real president Florentino Perez prevented him from joining Jiangsu Suning.

Bale joined the Spanish club for £85m from Tottenham in 2013 in a world record deal at the time.

It has been reported Real blocked Bale's move as they are demanding a transfer fee for the player.

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