Bale threatens to stay

Bale still aspires to have a happy ending at Real Madrid. As AS has learned from sources close to the player, his loan contract to Tottenham is only for one season. The footballer watches the events in the white club from a distance. A hypothetical exit of Zidane at the end of this season (either by the coach's own choice, or by Florentino Pérez's decision) would leave the Welshman free in his plans to try to have a good last season in the white team. The continuity of Zidane, on the contrary, would make everything difficult, but it is not ruled out that he still stayed …

Mourinho is getting all the performance he can from Bale, but even so, the Real Madrid player has only been able to play 509 minutes spread over 9 games of the 22 Tottenham have played this season. A goal in the Premier and another in the Europa League do not meet, by far, the expectations of a footballer to whom the London entity is paying 15 million gross of the 30 it charges. With Real Madrid contract ends in 2022, in two summers.

Much has to change Bale's season in England for Tottenham to decide to propose a new loan to Real Madrid, which would be a relief for the white entity, which is in the process of reducing expenses. He already gave the letter of freedom to James (he went free to Everton) to save the net 16 million of his tab. And at the moment there is no news of the renewal of Ramos (who charges 15 net, like Bale) or Modric (nine net). On the other hand, bells of probable galactic arrivals such as Mbappé, Camavinga or Haaland ring out … It would be necessary to make room for them yes or yes in the wage bill.

The latest accounts of Madrid indicate that, despite the departures last summer, that wage bill continues to increase or has even skyrocketed. In the 2019-20 financial year, whose accounts will be voted on on December 20, Madrid recognizes a total salary mass of the entity of 411 million euros (301 for the first team) when in the previous campaign, 2018-19, It was 394 (283 for the first team). Furthermore, in the budget for the 2020-21 season (the current one), Madrid recognizes that the club's salary mass will have shot up to 448 million (without specifying yet how much corresponds to the first team). In that context, the departure of men like Bale (the renewals of Ramos and Modric are in the air until they materialize) will be vital. But the Welshman threatens to stay until the end of his contract.