Former Liverpool and Wales striker Dean Saunders can see Gareth Bale joining Newcastle United.

Bale will be a free agent when his contract at Real Madrid expires this month.

Seaking on TalkSport, Saunders said: ''If I could pick a club for him to go to now, I'd say sign for Newcastle.

"They've got a project; they're going in the right direction – he would slot in.

''The fans right now in Newcastle, because I've been there and I worked there – and I realise how much they love the club – right now they could sell 80,000 season tickets.''