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Real Madrid lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Audi Cup
Real Madrid lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Audi Cup

#3 Gareth Bale impasse continues

Gareth Bale was left out of the squad
Gareth Bale was left out of the squad

When Gareth Bale was signed by Real Madrid from Tottenham in the summer of 2013, it was believed that despite making him the world’s most expensive player, the Welshman would step to the levels expected of him and show the form that made him a two-time PFA Player of the Year in the Premier League.

However, six years on, 13 major trophies and 102 goals later, there are many who still feel the 3-year-old has not done enough at the club to justify his huge salary outlay with head coach Zinedine Zidane being the chief proponent of this view.

Over the last four months since his return to the Madrid bench, the Frenchman has told whoever cared to listen that the Welshman has no part in his plans, and it was seen as a foregone conclusion that Bale would depart the Bernabeu this summer.

However, complications to his transfer have arisen chief of which is Bale’s huge salary; but when Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning stepped in with a mammoth offer; it was all but a foregone conclusion that Bale would ply his trade in Chine next season.

In shocking scenes, Real Madrid pulled the plug on the deal at the last minute and while there might be justifiable reasons to this course of action, it is one that reportedly left both player and manager fuming.

The fallback effect of this is that Gareth Bale was left off Real Madrid’s team sheet to face Tottenham, as he seeks a way to end his Bernabeu nightmare.

With less than a month to go in the transfer window, the Bale and Zidane standoff are still at crossroads with no end in sight but in the interest of all parties involved, it would be best to find a lasting solution quick.

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