Jamie Carragher believes that Gareth Bale should leave Real Madrid in the summer to return to the Premier League.
The Welshman joined Carlo Ancelotti's men in 2013 for a world-record £86m and had an impressive first season for Real as the club won the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.
However, Bale has had a troubled second campaign with Madrid due to injuries and a lack of form, which was displayed in his side's aggregate defeat to Juventus in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Carragher wrote in the Daily Mail: "Watching from the sidelines on Wednesday night, as Juventus destroyed Real's hopes of retaining the Champions League, I saw a player who was timid and lacking confidence. The spark that made him so scintillating to watch had gone.
"To get it back, he should return to the Premier League this summer. Never mind what some people are saying about sticking it out in Spain for the sake of British football - this is about a young lad's career. He would not be taking the easy way out. Who benefits from him being unhappy?
"A move home would make sense on a number of levels, not least as while Cristiano Ronaldo is there, scoring a goal per game and dominating the agenda, Bale - no matter what he does, not even after a debut campaign that included 22 goals and 17 assists - is in a fight he will struggle to win."
Bale has been linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer.
Simon Sinclair
