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Sep142020 by JBNo Comments

Real Madrid set low asking price for Man Utd to sign Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale could reportedly be available to join Manchester United for just £18.5m as Real Madrid desperately try to sell the Wales international this summer. Bale has endured a rather fraught relationship with Madrid in recent months with both sides wanting to go their separate ways. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 31-year-old winger came close to leaving last summer but the Spanish side cancelled a deal with a Chinese Super League club at the very last minute. The Welshman ended up spending a lot of time on the bench last campaign at the Bernabeu and even asked not to travel to Manchester for Real’s Champions League game in August. Former Los Blancos president Ramon Calderon has said that Gareth Bale could leave for nothing and also revealed t...

Sep72020 by JBNo Comments

Gareth Bale has transfer interest from Man Utd as Madrid confirm bid was made

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Manchester United are interested in signing Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, according to reports. The Welshman recently conceded he is looking for a way out at Santiago Bernabeu, adding that Real Madrid are making it "very difficult" for him to leave the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United have previously been linked with the former Tottenham star, and now Marca claims they have rekindled their interest in the 31-year-old. The reports claim that Bale is set for talks with Real manager Zinedine Zidane to discuss his future, but that the La Liga champions hope United will come up with an offer to finally put the saga to an end. Tottenham are also believed to be keen on signing Bale, with Jose Mourinho a huge fan of the Wales international. But ...

Aug72020 by JBNo Comments

Zidane reveals Gareth Bale ‘didn’t want to play’ against Man City

La Liga

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has revealed Gareth Bale was left out of the squad to face Manchester City because he "didn't want to play". Bale has become a peripheral figure at Real Madrid after falling out of favour under Zinedine Zidane. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); His omission from the team this week fuelled speculation over his future at the club and now Zidane has said it was the player's choice. Zidane said: "It was a personal conversation I had with him. He preferred not to play. The rest remains between me and him but he said he didn't want to." The La Liga champions are 2-1 down after the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at Santiago Bernabeu in February. Zidane said Eden Hazard, who has had an injury-hit campaign, wa...

Jul262020 by JBNo Comments

Kroos hits out at Gareth Bale situation at Real Madrid

La Liga

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos conceded Gareth Bale’s situation at the club is unsatisfactory for everyone. Bale has been sidelined by Zidane since he returned to Madrid and after being benched for six matches consecutively, the winger was removed completely from the club’s final league game of the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last summer, Zinedine Zidane publicly said Gareth Bale had to leave only for Madrid to pull the plug on his move to China. Kroos and Madrid are celebrating their first league title in three years, but Kroos conceded Bale’s issues at Santiago Bernabeu were a problem for everyone at the club. ‘The reality is that this situation is an unsatisfactory one for everyone, Bale wasn’t signed to play as little as he is do...

Jul142020 by JBNo Comments

Zidane responds to Gareth Bale fooling around on Madrid’s bench

La Liga

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says he has ‘no complaints’ about Gareth Bale after he continued to mess around on the bench during their 2-1 victory over Granada on Monday. Just last week, the Welshman pulled his face mask over his eyes and pretended to be sleeping while he sat on the bench during Madrid’s win over Alaves. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The former Tottenham forward, who is on a £600,000-a-week contract at the Bernabeu, has now been left on the bench for the third match in a row and hasn’t featured for Madrid in their last five games. And during Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory over Granada, Gareth Bale was seen joking around again on the bench as he made a binoculars gesture with a roll of medical tape. When asked about the player aft...

May52020 by JBNo Comments

Revealed: Man Utd were ’99 per cent sure’ they’d sign Ronaldo & Bale in 2013

Premier League

Sir Alex Ferguson claimed to be “99 per cent sure” that Cristiano Ronaldo would return to the club and Gareth Bale would join from Tottenham before heading retiring in 2013, says Patrice Evra. Having previously backtracked on a decision to walk away from coaching, the legendary manager rocked the sporting world when he stepped down from an iconic post after 27 years. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Evra claims he had been told that no change in the dugout would be made, with the Red devils instead looking to put ambitious transfer agreements in place for two world class forwards. Cristiano Ronaldo, though, was to remain at Real Madrid, with Gareth Bale joining him at Santiago Bernabeu. Juventus confirm talks with Barcelona over Arthur and Miraslem Pj...

Dec282019 by JBNo Comments

Tottenham make sensational swap-deal offer for Madrid’s Gareth Bale

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info

Tottenham have made a sensational offer to Real Madrid to bring back former player Gareth Bale to north London, according to a report in Spain. El Desmarque report that Spurs are willing to offer Christian Eriksen and £25.7million to make the transfer move for Bale happen next month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Eriksen is out of contract in the summer and all set to leave Spurs, despite holding talks with the club coach Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager has decided not to go public on the talks, but it’s widely expected the Denmark midfielder will move on and he is thought to favour a move to Real Madrid. The Sun report that “Madrid are likely to agree to the deal as Bale” because Bale’s market value is apparently just £34m and he still h...

Aug172019 by JBNo Comments

Gareth Bale to stay at Madrid after transfer saga, confirms Zidane

La Liga

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane completed an astonishing transfer U-turn by confirming Gareth Bale's place in his team for the coming campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After six years at the Santiago Bernabeu and four Champions League victories, Gareth Bale's number appeared to be up over the summer window. Having barely been taken into account by Zinedine Zidane towards the end of the 2018-19 season, the Wales international found himself in the middle of a bitter transfer stand-off. Real Madrid's determination to sell the winger was matched by Bale's refusal to leave unless his lucrative deal in Spain were matched elsewhere, leading to a standstill over his exit from the club. And despite Zidane's assurances that Bale would not be in his...

Jul312019 by JBNo Comments

Zidane fires Real Madrid warning to Gareth Bale

La Liga, Trending

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has reminded Gareth Bale of his responsibilities after he was reportedly pictured playing golf while the club were playing Tottenham on Tuesday. The Welsh forward was left out of the Real Madrid squad that travelled to Germany for the Audi Cup after his expected move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning fell through. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Zidane said Bale did not travel with the team because he was unfit, but photographs emerged of him on the golf course, allegedly when the Spanish giants were losing 1-0 to Spurs. Asked for his thoughts on Gareth Bale's actions, Zidane said: "Well, we'll see when we get back. I will not prevent someone from doing something. "He has to look after his responsibilities. We wil...

Jul242019 by JBNo Comments

Zidane insists “nothing has changed” over Bale’s future despite Asensio serious knee injury vs Arsenal

La Liga

Zinedine Zidane conceded “nothing has changed” over Gareth Bale’s future at the club even after the Wales star inspired Real Madrid ’s fightback against Arsenal. Furthermore, the Real Madrid head coach also insisted that even Marco Asensio’s serious-looking injury will not affect Bale's exit from the Bernabeu this summer. Bale was a half time substitute, scored to get Real Madrid back in the match and cleared a late Calum Chambers off the line, although his night was spoiled a little after he missed his penalty in the shoot-out. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Zidane offered no way back for Gareth Bale who is a major target for Chinese teams as well as Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain after being told he can leave this summer window. Zid...