Former
president Ramon Calderon insists Gareth Bale will only leave the club if he
hands in a transfer request - because Real Madrid do NOT want
to sell the star.
The Welshman has struggled to replicate last season’s
heroics, which saw him score a vital goal in the final of the
Champions League as the Spanish side lifted the trophy.
This campaign has been in stark contrast, with fans
criticising the former Tottenham’s star showings on a regular basis, while the
winger was widely castigated for his performance in Real’s exit from Europe’s premier competition.
Manchester United are understood to be firm favourites to
take the flyer back to the Premier League, with goalkeeper David De Gea possibly going the other way.
But Calderon claims the 25-year-old will remain at the
Bernabeu.
“I think Gareth Bale will stay
at Real Madrid,” he told the Alan Brazil
Sports Breakfast show. “As I always say, it’s the player who decides
whether he leaves or not.
“I don’t see Real Madrid selling him now, having paid more
than €100m for him. He’ll only leave if he says, ‘I’m not happy here, I want to
leave.
“That’s the only situation I can see him leaving the club.
He wasn’t the worst player against Juventus, he was unlucky not to score.
“I don’t think he’s been a failure. He came with a higher
transfer fee than Cristiano Ronaldo
so people are always going to compare Bale with him.
“They want to see him be better than Ronaldo, to score more
goals. It’s impossible though.
“It’s unfair to say he’s failed. Real Madrid are very
demanding, they want to win all of the titles every year, but it’s impossible.”
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