Gareth Bale set to LEAVE Real Madrid this weekend after agreeing £1MILLION-A-WEEK deal with Chinese club Jiangsu Suning
Posted Saturday, July 27, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk
Gareth Bale is leaving Real Madrid after sealing a £1million-a-week move to China Credit: EPA
GARETH BALE is on the verge of completing his shock move to China.
The Real Madrid star has been locked in talks with Jiangsu Suning over the last 24 hours over a move which could be worth over £1million-a-week before tax.
The club are based in Nanjing, population over six million, and they hope to make a formal announcement over the weekend.
But Bale, 30, is expecting a late offer from at least one other club with the Chinese window shutting on Wednesday night.
The mind-boggling offer is a three-year deal meaning it is worth over £150m before tax.
But the situation is a surprise ending in Spain for Bale who has been left out in the cold by boss Zinedine Zidane with the pair having not been on speaking terms for two years.
Bale did score in a friendly against Arsenal in midweek in America, a match Real won on penalties.
But Zidane said: “We hope he leaves soon. It is best for everyone.”
Premier League clubs have a longer window — which shuts on August 8.
But the Welshman’s £600,000-a-week wages has always meant that China was his only realistic plan.
Bale joined Real from Spurs in 2013 and has won four Champions League titles but has been forced out of the club by Zidane.
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