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Gareth Bale's agent says player won't leave Real Madrid on loan

Gareth Bale has been heavily linked with a move to China over the last couple of days. Ever since Zinedine Zidane expressed his desire to see Bale leave at the earliest, the situation has worsened between the player and the club as Jonathan Barnett, Bale's agent, called Zizou a disgrace for the way he dealt with it.

Now Barnett has revealed that Bale will not leave Real Madrid on loan.

"There will be no makeshift deals to get him out of the club,"

"He is one of the best players on the planet.

"I can guarantee you he will not be going on loan to any club.

"He is a Real Madrid player and, for now, he's staying as a Real Madrid player.

"If something comes along that suits us then things could change and he could be gone in a day or a week, or he could still be a Real Madrid player in three years when his contract ends."

Meanwhile, Zidane maintained that he did not disrespect anyone and that his Spanish might have caused some people to think that way.

"It's true that sometimes my Spanish causes mischief, but I want to be clear,".

"First, I have not disrespected anyone, especially a player of ours. I always say the same thing. The players are most important and I will always be with my players.

"Second, I said the club were trying to sell the player, nothing more.

"And third, Bale didn't get ready for the game became he didn't want to as the club were trying to sort out his future.

"Now let's go back to the start. He is a Real Madrid player, nothing has changed.

"He will train normally, and tomorrow is tomorrow so we will see what happens.

"You know the situation and you know what is happening with the club. Gareth is a player in the Real Madrid team.

"That's the most important thing. I'm not at all uncomfortable working with Bale. I will count on him once more."