The answer by now is simply to smile. Where will he go next? Everyone is kept guessing by him.
After nine years at Real Madrid, where he scored more than 100 goals, the 32-year-old is free to join a new club.
The relationship didn't go well. Bale did not leave Real Madrid with the status he held upon his arrival as the world's most expensive player, having barely featured for the club during his last season in Spain.
The Wales captain is no longer seen as one of the world's best five or so players, but he will still get plenty of offers this summer.
When Wales qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 64 years, Bale showed he still has the ability to deliver.
He needs to decide where he will play football in order to be in top shape for the World Cup.
Could he not? Bale is not ruling out moving to the city where he was born.
A five-time European champion dropping down to the Championship to join a club which spends less on its entire first-team squad in the same amount of time seems strange.
Money is not the most important factor in Bale's life. It's all about being fit for the World Cup.
Bale would be able to work closely with Wales' medical and fitness staff if the Football Association of Wales shared a training ground with the city.
Bale's family still live in the Welsh capital, and there is the possibility that he could be more careful with the games he plays in preparation for the World Cup in Russia.
Robert Page and Joe Ledley agree that it makes a lot of sense.
The ex-Bluebirds player told Match of the Day Wales that he would love to see him back in his hometown.
There is a lot of football in the Championship. I think he can still play in the premier league, but I would like to see him in Wales.
The issue is simply: can you really see Bale playing in the Championship?
The second tier is more refined than it used to be. The teams that have earned promotion as title winners in the last few years are those that play attractive, attacking football.
Some Wales followers are concerned that Bale would be treated badly if he joined the team.
One man who knows what it's like to be in the Championship is Tony Pulis, his former side won promotion from the division in 2008.
He wouldn't advise him to drop to the Championship.
It is a tiring experience. I don't think you need to play three games a week.
There are options for him to move to the premier league. He might be brought on to change games if he goes to a club in the premier league. He is still a game-changing player at the top level.
"He doesn't need the money and the issue is what's best for him as an individual to see him through to the World Cup in the best condition he could possibly be in."
Everyone agrees that Bale is good enough to play in the premier league.
Although he was not in the team for the majority of the season, his 16 goals were reminders of his threat.
According to reports, Spurs have cooled their interest in a third spell for Bale, but there are other possible destinations for the former Saints player.
As they prepare for their first full season under the ownership of Saudi Arabia, they will be expected to spend a lot, while Villa have made some eye-catching acquisitions.
Steve Cooper is the boss of the Welsh club.
Bale's former Wales captain said that he could definitely produce it in the premier league.
He has an idea of where he wants to go.
The president of Getafe claimed that he had been offered the player by another club from the Spanish capital.
"I'm not going to getafe, that's for sure," Bale said when he was asked about his future.
DC United is linked to a move to a Major League Soccer team in the US.
Bale's family life would be less convenient with the money and lifestyle on offer.
That is part of the reason he is not going to travel further. Bale was close to joining Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning on a contract worth a reported $1m per week, but China's top flight does not wield the same financial power nowadays.
Bale will continue to assess his options before making a decision, despite all the factors pointing to a move closer to home.
It seems certain that he won't be retiring at all.
If Wales failed to qualify for the World Cup, there was a chance that Bale would retire.
He faced the same questions in the build-up to last year's delayed Euro 2020 without denying that retirement was a possibility.
Bale is not going to stop now that Wales is going to the World Cup.
Williams theorizes that he might not be a professional football player in 24 hours if we don't win the game.
That isn't the case, it's so nice.
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