Gareth Bale must make concessions to continue his career at the highest level, says NeilHumphreys RealMadrid Bale zidane
No one will think less of the Welshman if he took a pay cut in exchange for a more fitting end to a remarkable football odyssey. But he's not considering that option.
Zinedine Zidane calls the shots and he's already called time on Bale's Real career. Neither man is willing to back down. The Brazilian Ronaldo hosted legendary parties in Madrid, struggled to maintain his waistline and, several years later, ended up in that unfortunate episode with transvestite sex workers in a Rio motel.Zidane is revered as an all-time club great, despite winning fewer trinkets as a player than Bale.
But Bale wasn't even dignified with the opportunity to say goodbye on the Bernabeu pitch last season. He was an unused substitute in the final game. The only elite clubs that could conceivably afford his wages - Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and the two Manchester clubs - either don't want him or have different priorities. Those who might want him can't afford him.
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