{"id":487964,"date":"2019-07-22T15:07:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T19:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=487964"},"modified":"2019-07-22T15:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T19:07:58","slug":"transfer-rumours-real-madrid-and-juventus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/07\/22\/transfer-rumours-real-madrid-and-juventus\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Rumours: Real Madrid and Juventus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Football\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/football-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Transfer News<\/a>\u00a0looks at the latest transfer rumours from around world football. In today\u2019s edition, there may be new homes for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a58bb1e1\/Gareth-Bale?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Bale<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e0921a4f\/Paulo-Dybala?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paulo Dybala<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>European Transfer Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Bale Set For China<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s &#8216;Sell <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a58bb1e1\/Gareth-Bale?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Bale<\/a>\u00a0Week&#8217; at <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a> as the club continues to try and push the Welshman to leave their squad.\u00a0 It started with Zinedine Zidane <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/07\/22\/gareth-bale-under-appreciated-contribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicly telling him to leave<\/a> at the weekend.\u00a0 Now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2019\/07\/21\/5d34c8ee22601d20348b4589.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MARCA<\/a> is reporting that Madrid is willing to let Bale leave for China without recouping any transfer fee.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid had been trying to create a market for Bale to possibly return to England.\u00a0 They would&#8217;ve loved to use him in a deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/867239d3\/Paul-Pogba?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Pogba<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/980522ec\/Christian-Eriksen?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Eriksen<\/a>.\u00a0 But Bale would have to take a pay cut to return to the Premier League, something he has no interest in doing.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why a move to China seems to be the only option.\u00a0 The Chinese Super League has always offered higher wages to entice stars to come.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a58bb1e1\/Gareth-Bale?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareth Bale<\/a> is set to become the latest European star player to make that jump.<\/p>\n<h3>Dybala Could Still Move<\/h3>\n<p>The future may not be as clear for <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a> superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e0921a4f\/Paulo-Dybala?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paulo Dybala<\/a>.\u00a0 Coming off of a rough season for Juve, Dybala is keen to defend his number 10 shirt when he returns from holiday.\u00a0 But according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttosport.com\/news\/calcio\/serie-a\/juventus\/2019\/07\/20-59110021\/rmc_sport_il_psg_di_leonardo_piomba_su_dybala_l_argentino_ci_pensa_\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuttosport<\/a>, he may have other, more interesting opportunities in his future.<\/p>\n<p>They are reporting that both PSG and Manchester United have made Dybala apart of their respective backup plans.\u00a0 Since returning to PSG Leonardo has made it clear Dybala would be his first choice to replace the unhappy <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neymar<\/a>.\u00a0 While Manchester United would look to Dybala only if <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5eae500a\/Romelu-Lukaku?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romelu Lukaku<\/a> and Pogba leave the club.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these scenarios require a lot of moving parts, even Tuttosport acknowledged its unlikeliness.\u00a0 But with Dybala set to return to Juventus and meet Maurizio Sarri soon, things could still change.\u00a0 Sarri&#8217;s plan for Dybala, and how Dybala feels about that plan, will be a major factor in where he plays next season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; 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