Real Madrid are understood to have pulled out of a deal that would see Gareth Bale move to the Chinese Super League, according to BBC Sport’s David Ornstein. In a post on his Twitter account, Ornstein said that the deal is off and that the Welshman would be staying with Los Blancos.
Gareth Bale Move to China Off After Real Madrid Pull Out
The Deal
It was reported late last week that Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning were closing in on a deal that would see Bale move to them from Madrid. The contract they were offering would have seen Bale’s wages reach £1 million a week, increasing significantly from his already-high total of £600,000 a week in Spain.
It was understood by Matt Law of The Telegraph that Beijing Guaon were also interested in Bale, while reports had linked the Wales forward with moves in Europe to Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
Madrid Pull Out
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has made it clear that he wants Bale out of the club this summer. The pair have never quite seen eye-to-eye, despite Bale’s double in the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool winning the title for Madrid, as well as regular good performances at domestic level.
It appeared that Bale had somewhat answered his critics with a goal in the pre-season win over Arsenal, but it later emerged that a deal to China was close regardless.
Whether this is a sign that Madrid have realised what Bale can offer them this season is unclear. It’s also not yet known how much of a say Bale had in the cancellation of the deal, but there’s every chance he could have realised how much his stock would potentially fall by making the move.
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