Gareth Bale Threatens To 'Stay And Play Golf' If Real Madrid Don't Pay Him €51 Million
Posted Monday, May 20, 2019 by sportbible.com
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has reportedly told his teammates he's prepared to "stay and play golf" if the club don't pay off the outstanding €51 million remaining on his Los Blancos contract.
Bale was denied a potential farewell appearance at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Real lost 2-0 to Real Betis this afternoon.
The Welshman remained on the bench throughout and after being overlooked by Zinedine Zidane, headed straight down to the tunnel at the end of the game.
| #BaleWatch |
— Eleven Sports (@ElevenSports_UK) 19 May 2019
Instead of joining his team on the pitch to say good bye to the fans for summer, Gareth Bale heads straight to the changing room 😳
Could this be the last time we see him with Real Madrid? pic.twitter.com/aGTpqw1mvF
It's raised further doubts over his future in the Spanish capital and now 'Radioestadio, via SPORT, are quoting he said the following to his teammates after the game:
"I've got three years left on my contract. If they want me to go, they'll need to pay me €17m per season. If not, I'll stay here. And if I have to play golf, I will."
🧨Cuenta Fernando Burgos una frase de BALE en el vestuario del @realmadrid
— Radioestadio (@Radioestadio) 19 May 2019
"Tengo 3 años de contrato. Si quieren que me vaya que me paguen 17 millones netos por temporada. Y si no aquí me quedo. Y si tengo que jugar al golf, juego" pic.twitter.com/p52RoyNu7C
Dear Zidane,
— The Hénry Nevoír (@Hxnry_Nevoir) 19 May 2019
Gareth Bale : "I've got three years contract left. If they want me to go they'll have to pay me €17m a year. Otherwise I'll stay. Doesn't matter if I don't play, I'll just play golf." pic.twitter.com/obTlzlHvu7
Bale is prone to a spot of golf, so much so that Thibaut Courtois simply referred to him as 'The Golfer' in an interview in February.
Zidane was unsurprisingly asked about the situation with Bale after the game and the Frenchman was frank as can be.
"He [Bale] has won a lot here but we live for the present and the future," Zidane said, as per Daily Mail.
"We will not forget the past but we have to live for day the day to day.
"I have counted on other players in more in recent weeks, and if I had a fourth substitute today I would not have brought him on.
"I make these decisions when it is right to do so, and I must act in the best interests of the team at all times."
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