'It ticks all the boxes' - Wales boss Rob Page says Gareth Bale to Cardiff City 'makes a lot of sense'

Rob Page admits a move to Cardiff City 'ticks all the boxes' for superstar Gareth Bale.

Bale is coming to the end of what has been a financially lucrative and trophy-laden stint at Real Madrid this summer, and speculation has long been bubbling away over what his future may hold. Rumours linking him with a move to hometown club simply refuse to go away, although there have also been links to Tottenham Hotspur and MLS.

The 32-year-old has been named in the squad for Real Madrid's final-day clash with Real Betis on Friday, although it remains to be seen whether he will play any part, with relations between Bale and the club seemingly at their lowest ebb. Should he make any sort of appearance, he is likely to be given a hostile welcome by fans at the Bernabeu, who appear to have firmly fallen out of love with one of the club's most decorated players.

Real Madrid fans turn on Gareth Bale again and tell him 'go play golf' as hostile Bernabeu send-off awaits tomorrow

There are similar questions around whether Bale will play any part in the upcoming Champions League final with Liverpool later this month - a stage that may yet give the Welshman an opportunity for one last hurrah in the famous white shirt.

In contrast to the hostilities in the Spanish capital, Bale will be showered with adulation from each and every member of the Red Wall when he marches out at Cardiff City Stadium on June 5, with Page hoping the former Tottenham man can muster up the magic needed to elevate his team into their first World Cup since 1958.

Should Wales qualify, the questions over what comes next for Bale will only intensify, and Page admits that a move to the Bluebirds wouldn't at all dampen his enthusiasm for taking his skipper to Qatar.

"If he