Gareth Bale's morale has taken a hit in recent weeks as his good start to 2018 subsides into a continued stay on the bench, and the reality is that Real Madrid have decided to put the Welshman up for sale at the end of the season.
Not called upon to start against Paris Saint-Germain or the recent LaLiga clashes against Real Sociedad and Leganes, the winger needs game time to return to form and yet that is something Zinedine Zidane is increasingly unwilling to give him.
It has become infeasible for Bale to block the pathway of younger, potential Ballon d'Or winners like Marco Asensio and as such his situation is unlikely to change between now and the summer.
When signed from Tottenham Hotspur, the hope was that Bale would become the Neymar of Real Madrid, facilitating Cristiano Ronaldo while also able to take the reins and lead the club to glory when necessary.
Los Blancos do not feel as though he has reached that level consistently enough. There is a sense that he performs best when given total freedom to play outside of the collective intent, a role his abilities cannot warrant at such a demanding club.
Furthermore, nobody in Madrid sees the Welshman as a future Ballon d'Or winner or as someone capable of getting close to Ronaldo's level, which cannot be said of rising star Asensio.
Summer Move
Perhaps the last straw has been Bale's injury record, with a total of 25 problems cropping up to account for 78 games missed since joining, a whopping one in three potential outings.
As such, the club hierarchy have accepted that he should be moved on in the summer and it was no coincidence that the Welshman's agent, Jonathan Barnett, recently spoke publicly about his client being worth 222 million euros, the same price Neymar left Barcelona for six months ago.
Nobody at Real expects to reap such a profit for a man who remains their record signing, with 90m euros the amount that would have sufficed in the previous summer should Manchester United have been serious about capturing Bale.
rlokesh007
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Each Season We See This Rumor But Now I Am Concerned Too Cause He Is Benched To A Useless Striker After His Injury Crisis He Is Facing Another Obstacle Now! Hope He Goes Nowhere But If He Decides Too Leave And Madrid R Stupid Enough Than Ok Some Big Club Will Snatch The Deal And If He Overcomes His Injury Problem Then Mark My Word Madrid Will Regret Their Decision To Sell Him
Gift94
93
No it can’t be , why are they selling Bale ?? S because of his injuries?? Bale s better than Benzema , Bale can score and creat while Benzema can miss one on one . I think 🤔 Zidan should go,not Bale!!!!!! It will be great loss to Real Madrid!!
bacetonkich
90
Sell Benzema Bale and Navas. We need the money for Salah Kane and De Gea. If we get these players we will be unstopable. We could also sell Isco because when he plays this season he always ruins attacks with his useless dribbles.
SalehSalim
88
Selling bale is good but I prefer Benzema to be sold and Madrid to buy big striker this summer such as KANE or ICARDI....
jongphilip
81
Bale is too injury prone n his form has dropped so much, Benzema is also goal drought, I don't know why Real Madrid n Zidane are just realising now that they ought to be sold. I think if Arsenal and L. Vasquez were regular starters I think real Madrid would have been just 2-3points adrift Barcelona on the league table
prakashcr7
51
Bale shouldn't be sale. If he will be sold then the reason behind it would be injury problem. Bale is facing injury problem every season and he can't get his form. But if he will be sold then good luck for the future
heberson763
50
I don't like cause bale is a great player and he deserve to stay at real madrid cause the man has great speed and he attack alot too. that a bad sell for real madrid.
7isaspecialnumber
49
Real Madrid should trade Bale for Mohammed Salah. The speed of the game will remain same but Real will be able to score more goals.
FCBarcelona1997
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Adailton_Sousa
48
don't do this with G.Bale, he have much more yet to give at real Madrid, and is not fair compare with m.asensio, it's like everything the players have their time, C.Ronaldo wasnt good too but improved, and i belive that G.Bale can rio @GarethBale @Realmadrid
alexbeastboi321
46
zinedane this is why ur getting fired as manager so fuck off and let bale stay and sell benzema
Juniooor
43
this is so dumb in so many ways , Madrid needs a someone fast up on top with Benzema , & CR7. Honestly L.Vazquez does not have the speed & crossings like G.Bale if they do seek G.Bale is has to be someone who will be a game changer because look how Barça is doing with there Line-Ups.
Bartlettdavian
42
bale should not be sold. the player is just out of form and if zidane will not sell benzema who was not injured and possibly in his worst form, why sell bale. that's favoritism, nothing else.real will regret this
Dharsenrao
40
Real Madrid should just sell bale and benzema and get hazard bale can’t take on players he relies more on his pace hazard is more suitable for Madrid he can dribble take on players and creates chances his perfect bale can’t do that.
Vaoabdkp
34
IT SIMPLY SHOWING THAT R MADRID U WANT TO SELL SOME BODY THAT IS VERRY VERRY GOOD, FORGET ABOUT HIS INJURY. BUT I BET , R MADRID WILL REGRET THIS DECISION. AS FOR ME I AM R MADRID FAN AND U WANT TO SELL BALE!!!!!!!.
bocacioz
32
don't sell gareth bale please, just like zidane is protecting his brother benzema, he should also protect bale, cos no player in real madrid after ronaldo can be compared to him, do give him sometime he will get better, bale is a world class player and will always be.
mukul1198
30
this is the best news i have ever read since start if these season...bale is great player no offence but if start him then Lucas and asensio will get benched and they are more important to the team than bale!!!!
zshipp7831
27
What is Zidane doing, Bale has come across injuries but when he's repaired he plays amazing. Zidane will regret selling him if this goes through. He's sold Ozil long time ago, look at him now, Higuain same thing. Lots others but he let James go, we need a new front and Bale needs more time on the field. Why withdrawal if ur bit going to deposit?
Vaoabdkp
18
JUST SELL BENZEMA FOR HAZARD. FOR ME HE IS A GOAL MISSER. HE ALWAYS HAD THE CHANCE TO HE WILL JUST THROW IT AWAY. AM SORRY TO SAY THIS BUT HE IS A WASTE
NothingMuch
16
If Bale manages to join Man Utd during the Summer transfer, things will get out of hand. They already have Martial, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku Sanchez and Rashford. Had Utd not bought Sanchez during the transfer, they could've fitted in Bale. Since Mourinho uses a 4-2-3-1 formation.... the best line ups will be like this. But players like Ibrahimovic, Martial and Rashford will be benched. On the whole, Bale to Man Utd will cause imbalance, but however it will provide great strength to Utd's lineup as Bale is incredibly fast. Manchester should be ready to let go of someone in order for Bale to come in. BLEED RED
Kuoaeit
14
Gareth bale is a very nice player and capable of running fast, pls zidane don't sell bale if u sell bale its therefore mean u don't know what u are doing and pls if u can look at real pass matches u will realise that bale had contributes somuch in the real victories