Giggs: “Bale? I don't speak to Zidane, his English is not good”

Bale (Cardiff, 31) finds an oasis when summoned by Wales, although he is increasingly questioned in his own country. Your coach, Ryan giggs, appeared before the media this morning, defended him and assessed his situation at a press conference, offering him his hand in case he needed advice. “I've always told (Bale) that if he wants to talk I'll listen to him and I'll be more than happy to help him. He's experienced and professional enough to take care of himself, but I'll be there if he ever needs to talk.”, said.

Immediately afterwards he was asked whether he had ever had a chat with Zidane about the mood of the footballer or his future, to which he got out of step apologetically in supposed problems with languages, ensuring that his French and Spanish are not very good, but neither is Zinedine's English. “I have not spoken with Zidane, my French and my Spanish are not very good … This is how I will escape from this”he told reporters.

When insisted on why he does not try to speak to Zidane in English, he replied in more serious tone: “I was just dodging the situation, although I know from experience that Zidane's English isn't very good either. When Gareth comes to a summons I will speak to him, as I speak to everyone. “

Cited against Finland and Bulgaria

He Cardiff Express has been summoned for the group stage matches of the UEFA Nations League that will be played in the next few days. The commitments will be before Finland (match 1) on September 3 and against Bulgaria (matchday 2), on September 6.

A complicated sale

Bale perceives 14.5 million euros clean annually (29 gross), an economic amount that few clubs in the world are capable of supporting. Contract ends in 2022, but his role at the football level is increasingly residual, to the point that He was not even called up for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Manchester City, being the only casualty along with James Rodríguez.

Those two pieces, James and Bale, are the fundamentals for Madrid to reduce its salary mass: Between them they cost the club 42 million, almost 15% of the total spending in chips of the first team. Finding them a destination is crucial for the white 'bikini operation' to be exquisite. The objective of Madrid is to stay with a staff of 23 men and reduce the spending on wages above the 60 million.