Former Real Madrid coach John Toshack has hit out at the agent of Gareth Bale.

Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett criticised Real players for not "passing the ball" to the Welshman last week.

Toshack said: "The Bale that I knew is not the same as Bale now. It's possible he's suffering under the shadow cast by other players. How much longer will Cristiano play on the left? Will he leave? That has to be a decision left to the coaches. These decision need to be made by people who know football, not those that control the bank accounts. If I was at Real Madrid I know exactly what I would do. It's a very delicate moment for Florentino."

He continued: "People shouldn't pay any attention to agents. They shouldn't talk about football because they have no idea, absolutely none. If Bale is fine in his head and his representative shuts up, the tosser, he could achieve things."