Bale's agent asked Madrid not to play him; eyes China Super League offers

The source, who advanced, among other things, the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus last summer, says that the 'Cardiff Express' absence in the last game was caused by the agent himself.

Jonathan Barnett reportedly asked the club for Gareth Bale was not lined up in Real Madrid's first preseason match, alluding to a supposed negotiation with a club to get the attacker out of the Spanish capital.

Josep Pedrerol has claimed that there are two offers coming from China on the table, a bit of news that's also supported by Edu Pidal, of the 'Radioestadio' in Spain. The Madrid newspaper 'Marca' said this Sunday morning that China's Jiangsu Suning offered a proposal that practically matches his current salary, which is around 17 million euros. In spite of everything, 'La Sexta' assures that these offers did not reach negotiation levels with Real Madrid's board. For now, only Barnett and the player are aware of them.

at 30 years old, Gareth Bale would not have problems to continue playing in a first level team, but the jump to the Chinese League is an attractive option for many professionals, as the Chinese Super League clubs tend to possess an outstanding economic power.

July 21, 2019

It is not ruled out that the departure of Gareth Bale, to China or another European team, could take place any minute now. In fact, that Zinedine Zidane's wish, who gave the exclusive at a press conference: "He was not with us because the club is negotiating his departure to another team. I don't know if it will be tomorrow, the day after... but the sooner the better". The big hurdle is that the Chinese government approved a 100% tax on foreign player transfers, which means that the team that signs him will have to pay the country the same amount it pays to Real Madrid.

It seems that after losing the 'cold war' he had with Zinedine Zidane, the 'Cardiff Express' adventure seems to be coming to an end. Gone are his 102 goals and 57 assists in the 231 matches he played as a Madrid player since his arrival in the summer of 2013.