Gareth Bale says he knows the possible destinations for his next move as the free agent prepared for a summer switch ahead of the World Cup.
The Wales star has just been released by Real Madrid but needs to find himself a new club to ensure he can be at peak condition for international duty in Qatar later this year. Cardiff City are among the clubs interested in securing the services of the Wales captain - who last week ruled out a move to Getafe.
And speaking ahead of his side's Nations League clash with Netherlands, Bale admitted he isn't overly concerned about which level he next plies his trade at given his quality. "I haven't really thought too much about that," he said.
"It's something I guess I need to sit down and go through, not just with my family, but with the manager here [Rob Page], with the physios here that we use, to see what would give me the best chance of being fit come November and December.
"I don't really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. A football game is a football game. I feel like I'll never really lose my quality on the ball. I guess it's a conversation to be had.
"I haven't really looked at everything yet. I know possible destinations but it's something I need to sit down, first and foremost with my family, and then I need to speak with managers and physios and decide what's best for myself.
"I don't have a time scale. I need time to think what's the best move for me, my family, my kids and hopefully we'll sort that over the summer. I have options."
And when asked if the Bluebirds were an option, Bale responded: "I can't really say."
Bale played just 20 minutes of football for Real Madrid between Wales' 2-1 win over Austria in March and their 1-0 success against Ukraine earlier this month. However, he has featured in three of the Red Dragons' four fixtures in June so far while he is in contention to turn out against Netherlands in Rotterdam on Tuesday night.
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And Bale believes his current performances under Rob Page prove the perception of his lack of fitness during the latter stages of his time in Madrid to be false.
"Ideally I would have had more games coming in [to camp] so I would have been even fitter and not had to recover as much as I am at the moment," he explained. "I've been available for quite a lot of the games in Spain, sometimes you just don't get picked so people assume that you're injured.
"It's that kind of perception, people think I play a lot of golf and I actually don't. People think I'm injured a lot, but I'm actually not. I feel OK. I'll patch myself up and go again."
Netherlands v Wales gets underway at 7:45pm on Tuesday.
