5 players who should be sold by Real Madrid in the summer

#1 Gareth Bale

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - Copa del Rey Semi Final

The former most expensive player in history, Gareth Bale found himself in the ubiquitous shadows of Cristiano Ronaldo for five seasons at the Bernabeu and the Welshman failed to reach the heights he achieved at Tottenham which had made Perez splash such a high fee for his signature.

This was understandable, as Ronaldo's influence at the club and beyond was so far-reaching that attempting to take center stage with him was an exercise in futility.

The 29-year-old was the player who was expected to benefit the most from Ronaldo's departure, as it freed up space for him to be the main man around whom the team was built just like it was at Tottenham as well as the Welsh national team.

However, contrary to expectations, Gareth Bale has faltered massively in his role as Real's new talisman, struggling to exert his influence and decide the outcome of matches in the manner that Ronaldo did, and he was one of the players most culpable during the club's disastrous run earlier in the season.

The winger has also been plagued by injuries, meaning that Solari has not had him readily available at all times, restricting him to just 17 appearances in LaLiga.

In his 17 Liga matches, Bale has scored just five goals, creating a paltry two assists which is a far cry from the levels expected of him following Ronaldo's departure, while Solari has also frozen him out in recent matches, preferring a frontline of Lucas Vazquez, Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema.

His poor form has led a lot of the notoriously demanding Real fans to lose patience with him and with time running out, it might be in all parties' interests to end Bale's sojourn with Real Madrid.