He will see out his contract in Madrid and then move to the States for a final big pay day. The guy has a fantastic life over there, if it was me I'd probably do exactly the same thing.
What do you see happening with Gareth Bale?
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Miami will suit him greatly. English speaking, good weather and a golf course every 50 yards. He can be at Mar-a-Lago almost as often as Trump.
But only after he's finished milking Madrid
But only after he's finished milking Madrid
Hasn't he said before he isn't even a fan of/doesn't really like football? He's just good at it. He'll probably just collect his megabucks for 2 more years then retire. Doubt he'll kick a ball again at club level.
Edit: Oh damn, this was my first post as a full member. Only took me 5 years. Wahoo
Edit: Oh damn, this was my first post as a full member. Only took me 5 years. Wahoo
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Bale to be honest. He has wasted the last 2/3 years of his career. I realise he’s on a mega contract, of which no other club in the world will pay him, but there is more to life than money. He’s earnt millions and will still earn millions. To see him sit on the bench for 2 more years will be such a waste of his career. This should be a big lesson to the elite clubs.
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I can't even imagine how great it must feel being on 600k for 3-4 years doing nothing but training sessions and no pressure whatsoever. The dude is using Madrid like a fitness club subscription while getting paid a fortune. And has all the time to chase hobbies and do whatever the feck he likes. I don't feel sad for him, I feel jealous!
4 champions leagues and 2 league titles. Real shouldn't complain a bit even if they have to pay him to play golf for another two years.
Why? He has achieved everything he could in his career and if he has got bored and frustrated with football then who can blame him to just enjoy his life and pick up a massive pay check? I'd do the same if I could and I suspect most people would.
He said he doesn't watch football but I think he's still a fan.
He would have gone to China if Real didn't pull out? Not really up to him.
They have managed him awfully and he's in his 30's so you can't expect money not to be part of the package. He has achieved loads at club level and has been playing for more than a decade which is well enough to create a good career for himself.
What do you mean a waste of career? The dude's won everything there is at a club level. He was part of the team to win 3 CLs back-to-back, a feat unlikely to be repeated in our times. He is in the history books for all good reasons too. Does anyone point at Ronaldinho and say he wasted his career because he was done (at top level) by the age of 30?
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Do you mean there’s more to life than money?
I don’t think he’s that fussed about football - he’s won trophies that lads would dream of. He could retire and be chuffed what he’s won.
He’s now making bank and securing his families future for generations. It’s a total failure on Madrid’s part and I’d hate to see talent go to waste if it was united pants being pulled down but as it’s Madrid, serves em right.
He hasn’t wasted the last 2/3 years, he’s won 2 champions leagues and scored an over head kick in the final for one of those in that time hasn’t he?
Sad what’s happened to him at Madrid and feel sorry for him in those celebrations, he’s clearly frozen out and had his move to leave last year stopped. What’s he meant to think
As long as he writes a book on his Madrid years. Should be a banger.
Hope he sits out his contract, the club and the fans haven't been great, seem to remember some videos of fans kicking his car after a training session.
Hope he sits out his contract, the club and the fans haven't been great, seem to remember some videos of fans kicking his car after a training session.
What I find bizarre in this criticism of Bale, is that the majority of people (like 99.999%) never busted a gut to get anywhere near the top of their profession. Never showed that hunger, attitude, desire and dedication a pro footballer has to show to get to the very top. They choose to coast through life, because it's obviously easier. And there ain't nothing wrong with that either.
But when they see somebody who was competing at the very top of their profession for a good 10 years and then seemed to have lost the drive, they "lost respect" for him or "think he's a disgrace". Like, pipe down lad
But when they see somebody who was competing at the very top of their profession for a good 10 years and then seemed to have lost the drive, they "lost respect" for him or "think he's a disgrace". Like, pipe down lad
Lets be honest he did waste 2 or 3 years. Ok he won all he could but he'll be remembered more of his golf impersonations and sitting on the bench than some great player although he had all the tools to be one of the best. Of course Madrid can only blame themselves and I get it, he's rinsing them for the last little penny and rightly so. He's not that fussed about football and he doesn't mind sitting on the bench and doesn't want a new challenge but realistically he wasted a good part of his career. Not that is some kind of criticism - for all of those who'll have a urge to defend him.
This is such a crazy situation. Real deserve to be punished as they have handled this terribly. If the manager says get rid, especially when he has delivered success already, then they should have got rid. That said, Bale has also acted badly here. His actions in public have been cringeworthy a couple of times and not fitting for a player of his stature. It is such a shame because he is insanely talented and a joy to watch (for me anyway). Bale has had a fantastic career and I think he has more to offer still-whether he is interested to go again is another story. As a football fan seeing him wanting to go to a far lesser league last summer was disappointing but I am aware that players don’t owe anyone anything in that respect-it is his life after all. Still, wonder if he will come to regret sitting on the bench all this time when he can no longer play.
PGA world tour.
Will stay and be a squad player. Like this season
Behind Asensio and Rodrygo in the pecking order unless he starts training and playing at a better level than them
Behind Asensio and Rodrygo in the pecking order unless he starts training and playing at a better level than them
Just imagine if someone was doing that to us though?
You could argue that Sanchez has been doing the same thing to Utd but has been much worse.
People saying he must be enjoying it, I disagree. It must be killing him that can't play.
He has to choose between playing and not being cheated. Because that's what Madrid have tried to do.
They told him he was surprised, said he could leave on a free then backed out at the eleven hour.
I have no doubt he isn't enjoying the situation.
He has to choose between playing and not being cheated. Because that's what Madrid have tried to do.
They told him he was surprised, said he could leave on a free then backed out at the eleven hour.
I have no doubt he isn't enjoying the situation.
Yeah being Welsh, he is probably a rugger bugger.
Sanchez left on loan and is willing to take a pay cut to play. Ole also did not ostracise Sanchez. Just let him know he wasn't first choice.
If any United player would behave like Bale does, he'd be universally hated. All the issues surrounding him off the pitch just distract from him being not very good on the pitch. He got his last contract because Perez always liked him. Considering his wage, there is no excuse for his lack of effort when playing. The likes of Asensio, Lucas Vazquez, Rodrygo and Isco have been his competition for minutes. Bale hasn't been better than these players on a consistent basis for quite some time. Otherwise he'd play more frequently.
Not really I'll remember him as the guy who scored a bicycle kick in the Champions League final. His fellow countrymen will remember him as the guy who got them to a semi-final in the Euros
He was treated like crap by Madrid, now he is just returning the favour by sitting on the bench collecting an astronomical wage. And I expect him to continue to do so.
That too but that's about it.
He'll continue to sit his contract out. I think his agent has been pretty transparent about that.
It is a weird one though. I know he had his move pulled from under him last summer but the determination from Bale and Madrid to spite eachother is crazy to watch unfold.
It is a weird one though. I know he had his move pulled from under him last summer but the determination from Bale and Madrid to spite eachother is crazy to watch unfold.
It's still a pretty big achievement, he might even be remembered more fondly in Wales than Giggs.
As for Wales of course, he'll be treated as an all time great.
I agree, although it doesn’t seem to be the popular opinion on here. Retiring with 50 million in the bank and retiring with 65 million in the bank are the same thing. It’s a lot of money but it adds no actual benefit to his life, he will just die with more money in the bank.
4 times Champions League winner and now the highest paid golfer in the world.
Not too shabby a career that.
Not too shabby a career that.
Love the guy.
Hilarious isn’t it. He has made unbelievable sacrifices to get to where he is and basically not had downtime, not truly, since his mid teens.What I find bizarre in this criticism of Bale, is that the majority of people (like 99.999%) never busted a gut to get anywhere near the top of their profession. Never showed that hunger, attitude, desire and dedication a pro footballer has to show to get to the very top. They choose to coast through life, because it's obviously easier. And there ain't nothing wrong with that either.
But when they see somebody who was competing at the very top of their profession for a good 10 years and then seemed to have lost the drive, they "lost respect" for him or "think he's a disgrace". Like, pipe down lad
It is said that there will be no public in la liga until January, so surely the club will have to ask for another pay cut.
His signing is more than amortized, so letting him go for free could be an option, but from what Barnett has said recently he wants to stay.
If he stays, I hope he will assume his situation, without playing the idiot on the bench
His signing is more than amortized, so letting him go for free could be an option, but from what Barnett has said recently he wants to stay.
If he stays, I hope he will assume his situation, without playing the idiot on the bench
Sees out his contract from the stands and then retires.
Mad really, how did they end up in this situation? Does Zidane just not like him or what?
That's indeed a bit unnecessary and unprofessional towards his employer, especially if he's decided to stay.
Don't have any sympathy at all towards Real. They screwed him over due to their greed in suddenly wanting a fee for him. Now he's screwing them nice and slowly over the next 2 years.
Looking back that is an insane contract he got in 2016, but he was still producing the goods at that point I guess.
Looking back that is an insane contract he got in 2016, but he was still producing the goods at that point I guess.
Just because he’s done well to get where he is doesn’t give him the right to sit there and do nothing now. In any other profession he would be sacked for not doing his job properly. I appreciate Real are largely to blame for this but make them pay out some of his contract and move on.What I find bizarre in this criticism of Bale, is that the majority of people (like 99.999%) never busted a gut to get anywhere near the top of their profession. Never showed that hunger, attitude, desire and dedication a pro footballer has to show to get to the very top. They choose to coast through life, because it's obviously easier. And there ain't nothing wrong with that either.
But when they see somebody who was competing at the very top of their profession for a good 10 years and then seemed to have lost the drive, they "lost respect" for him or "think he's a disgrace". Like, pipe down lad