Gareth Bale's agent has responded to Zinedine Zidane's decision to leave the Welshman out of his Real Madrid squad for the second game in a row, insisting "it's a shame" that the forward isn't playing more.
The 29-year-old was absent from the 19-man squad list for Madrid's penultimate game of the Liga season away to Real Sociedad, with Bale having also been left out of the 3-2 win over Villarreal last time out.
The latest decision to leave out Bale comes following a report by AS that claimed Zidane is keen to sell the former Tottenham star in the summer.
Barnett has now expressed his disappointment that his client hasn't featured more regularly in recent weeks, but that he hopes he is able to continue at Madrid.
Ultimately, though, he accepts the decision will be Zidane's to make. He said: "It's a shame Bale is not playing.
"Should he be playing more after being left out of the last two squad lists? I can only hope that he keeps playing for Real Madrid. But that's up to Mr. Zidane.
"Zidane makes the decision. Is this [Bale being dropped] a message ahead of the next transfer market? You'd have to ask the coach."
Bale is contracted to Madrid until 2022 and has scored 14 goals in all competitions for Los Blancos this season.
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