DBasia.news – Gareth Bale is still rumored to leave the club he has strengthened from 2013, Real Madrid. Moreover, Zinedine Zidane had shown a firm attitude to him.
Zidane has confirmed that Bale is not included in his playing plan next season. Even in LaLiga’s last match, when Madrid lost 0-2 to Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu, Bale was not played at all despite being on the bench.
“I have three years left in the contract. If they want me to leave, they have to pay me 17 million Euros per season. Otherwise, I will stay here. If I have to play golf, I will do it,” Bale said quoted from Radioestadio.
Bale’s strength to survive was ‘unrequited’ with the wishes of Madrid and Zidane management. The Board of Directors wants to sell him to get fresh funds to buy new players and Zidane remains in his commitment to Bale.
“He has won a lot here but we live for now and in the future,” Zidane firmly replied to Bale’s complaint.
“We will not forget the past but we must live for the future. I rely on other players in a few weeks. I make this decision when I judge that it is true, and I must act in the best interest of the team at all times.”
Not yet finished the understanding between the two ends, Bale again complained about the situation of professional footballers whom he considered like a robot. Bale expressed it in a documentary for BT Sports Films.
“As a professional athlete, especially in a team environment, you cannot choose your own playing time like in golf or tennis. We are just robots,” Bale said.
“They told us where to go, when, when to eat, when to get on the bus. It’s like you lost part of your life.”
“You can’t choose what you want to do and when. But on the other hand, a career in football is very short which makes you sometimes have to sacrifice that. Some people think it’s a reasonable price, some others don’t think so,” concluded Bale.
One thing is certain, Bale’s transfer drama will take the public’s attention, whether it’s guessing the next new club or the possibility of him surviving and only playing on the reserve team because Zidane is not included in the plan.