Zinedine Zidane says he will not stop Wales star Gareth Bale from playing golf in his spare time.

Bale – who will miss Real Madrid’s LaLiga home match with Espanyol on Saturday through injury – admits playing golf is his passion and that his team-mates have nicknamed him ‘The Golfer’.

Wales are set to prevent Bale from playing golf during Euro 2020 next summer, with manager Ryan Giggs insisting the players’ focus must be on football and not other activities.

And Zidane was asked at his pre-match press conference whether Real would follow suit and stop Bale from spending time on the golf course when he is in Spain.

Watch the video posted above to see what the Real Madrid boss had to say in reply to the question.