Gareth Bale is perfectly happy and prepared to stay at Real Madrid for the next two years despite not playing, his agent has insisted.
Jonathan Barnett has broken the Bale camp's silence after a turbulent few weeks that have seen the Wales star completely ostracised by Zinedine Zidane.
Bale was an unused substitute for a series of matches following football's restart, angering the local media with his antics in the stands as his team-mates won every match to lift the La Liga title.
He then cut an awkward figure as Madrid celebrated that success in front of the watching world before he was left out of the squad completely for Sunday's final league match as Zidane asserted his authority.
Despite the obvious collapse of his relationship with Zidane, and the fact there appears no chance of him playing under the Frenchman going forward, Barnett insisted Bale is more than happy to sit things out.
"Gareth is fine. He has two years left on his contract," he told BBC Sport.
"He likes living in Madrid and he is going nowhere.
"He is still as good as anyone else in the team. It's up to [Real Madrid manager] Zinedine Zidane."
Bale is reportedly a target once again for Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, but finances would appear to be a major stumbling block to any deal.
As things stand, he is set to earn a fortune, reportedly £600,000 a week before tax, for doing very little.
"Of course there's been interest but there's hardly a club in the world which can afford him," Barnett added.
"It's a great loss that he's not in the Real Madrid team at the moment but he will not leave.
"Gareth is not looking to outlast Zinedine Zidane. Mr Zidane has been very successful.
"There's no hatred. Mr Zidane just does not want to play him.
"Gareth trains every day and he trains well."
There are concerns what Bale's continued lack of football will mean for Wales, with the 31-year-old set to be key to Ryan Giggs' plans at next summer's rescheduled European Championship.
That has led to speculation he could potentially move somewhere on loan. His agent, however, appears to have ruled that out.
"He wants to play for Wales at Euro 2020. He always wants to play well for Wales," said Barnett.
"Gareth is one of the best players in the world. The best players in the world do not go out on loan."
