Real Madrid ‘come to terms with Gareth Bale RETURNING’ at the end of the season – forcing them to pay him another £ 13MILLION in salary – as his Tottenham loan is sweating again after his most recent injury
- Gareth Bale has only played 11 times since joining Tottenham on loan last year
- Bale left at half-time after scoring against Stoke last month with a calf injury
- Real Madrid are worried that Tottenham will put him back when the season comes to an end
Real Madrid believe Tottenham would cut their losses and send Gareth Bale back to the Spanish side at the end of the season as the Welshman struggles to start Spurs’ second spell.
Bale, 31, completed a stunning return to north London in September but has struggled to maintain a consistent fitness level.
The Welsh international’s latest injury problem is a calf problem won in the 3-1 win over Stoke in the EFL Cup semi-final on 23 December.
Gareth Bale hurts his calf in Tottenham’s win at Stoke – and has worried Real Madrid
Bale has struggled to impress Tottenham consistently since joining on loan from Real
Bale stopped in that cup tie but was suspended at half – time and Sportsmail announced last week that Tottenham will be without Bale for the first few weeks of 2021.
And on Wednesday, reports in Spanish release AS said Real leaders fear Bale will be sent back to the club at the end of the 2020-21 campaign, instead of Tottenham taking the option to extend the deal for another season .
For Real, that would be particularly bad as Bale was on a mega deal at the club that Tottenham are currently covering for the past.
His contract is worth around £ 13m-a-year and Madrid, as well as most clubs, are calculating the financial impact of a pandemic pandemic.
AS adds that he would have to pay Bale such a salary – which will cost him out of a move to most teams – their summer transfer plans. Moreover, Real boss Zinedine Zidane has long been clear that he does not see Bale appearing in his plans for the Spanish club.
Next season, Bale will enter the final year of his contract in Madrid and the deal will expire in the summer of 2022.
Bale knows he doesn’t feature prominently in Zinedine Zidane’s plans for the club
Bale has scored three times in 11 appearances since returning to Tottenham in September last year
Since his shock return to Tottenham, Bale has only played 11 times for the club despite Jose Mourinho ‘s side negotiating in the Premier League, the EFL Cup – where they are in the final – and the grim Europa League campaign.
Bale has visited three times so far this season but it remains to be seen when he will be back on the pitch with a chance to add to that position.
Tottenham beat the Brentford Championship side 2-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the EFL Cup final and are next Sunday, when they face AFC Marine in one of the stand-out ties. at the third round of the FA Cup.
