Gareth Bale is set to become the successor to Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid after the Portugal striker's £100m move to Italian champions Juventus.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho remains keen to land the Welsh forward, but new Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui is apparently set to hold talks with Bale, according to the Guardian.

29-year-old Bale will apparently seeks reassurances that he is in the frame for a regular starting spot having dropped down the pecking order under Zinedine Zidane last season.Bale joined Madrid from Tottenham for £85.3m five years ago, but finally has a chance to stamp his own authority on the team with Ronaldo departing for Juve.

Bale scored for Madrid as a substitute against Liverpool in their 3-1 win in the Champions League final in May.