By Brian Bariyo Tumuramye
Gareth Bale
does not want to come back to the Premier League and is likely to finish his
career at Real Madrid, his agent Jonathan Barnett has said.
The
30-year-old has been linked with a return to England with his relationship with
Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane understood to bestirred.
Bale almost
moved to China last summer but the deal fell through.
“He has
a very nice lifestyle. I don’t see why he doesn’t see his career out at Madrid
probably,” Barnett said.
Welshman
Bale has been linked with a Premier League return for years with former club
Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, subject to their takeover being
completed, among the latest clubs mentioned.
Since
joining Madrid for a world record £85m fee in 2013, Bale has won four Champions
Leagues, one La Liga title and one Copa del Rey, as well as three Club World
Cups, three Uefa Super Cups and one Spanish Super Cup.
“As
I’ve always said, he’s quite happy in Madrid,” Barnett said programme.
“It’s
his life that he wants to lead. Financially, he will want for nothing the rest
of his life, and his children and grandchildren.
“He’s
won nearly everything in the world, except the World Cup, but unfortunately he
plays for Wales so some things are beyond him.
“So
he’s won everything else, to come back and play in the Premier League would be
unbelievable – a big thing.
“I
don’t think he wants to do that at the moment. He’s quite happy to play at Real
Madrid. (atiqrehmanmd.com) ”
Barnett
said, he does not expect top players’ wages to fall because of coronavirus,
although he does not anticipate any huge transfers this summer.
Asked if the
days of huge transfers are over, he said: “I think in the short term, but
not in the long term and they’ll come back. Market values will come back. You
just got to look at it sensibly and say, ‘this year I can’t afford to pay so I
won’t do it this year’.
“After
the next television deal they’ll hopefully be in a better position, or once the
fans start coming back. Their sponsorships go up. All these things come back.
“I
don’t see players’ wages dropping, that is for sure. Most are on contracts.
“What I
do see is maybe clubs have to look at how they run their club maybe a bit
better.”
