In a major shock to the star footballer Gareth Bale who was seeking a move to China from La Liga club Real Madrid the deal has been called off and the Welshman would have to stay Madrid for time being.
In the unending saga of the tussle between Gareth Bale and Zinedine Zidane, this latest in the turn of the events. As per reports the deal has been called off by Real Madrid
Bale was expected to join Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning on a three-year deal, earning a reported £1 million a week. Last week Real boss Zinedine Zidane said Bale was “very close to leaving” having fallen out of favour. Zidane added his exit would be “best for everyone”.
Bale joined the Spanish club for £85m from Tottenham in 2013 in a world record deal at the time.
He has three years left on his contract with the Bernabeu club where he has won four Champions Leagues, one La Liga title, a Copa del Rey, three Uefa Super Cups and three Club World Cups.
Bale scored three goals, plus a penalty in a shootout, in four Champions League finals for Real as they won the competition in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
However, injury problems have limited him to 79 La Liga starts in the past four seasons.
Zidane’s return as Real boss in March was described as “bad news” by the forward’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, because the Frenchman did not want to work with Bale and the two men disagreed on playing style.
Bale ended last season on the bench as Real endured their poorest domestic campaign in 20 years, with 12 defeats, 68 points and a third-place finish – 19 points behind champions Barcelona. They were also knocked out of the Champions League by Ajax in the last 16.