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Gareth Bale Favored to Remain at Real Madrid by August 9th

John Dillon

by John Dillon in Soccer News

Updated Apr 6, 2020 · 10:38 AM PDT

Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale has won 13 trophies in six years at Real Madrid but is now in a stand-off with the club which wants to sell him against his stated desire to remain in the Spanish capital. Photo By Дмитрий Журавель (Wiki Commons).
  • Spanish giants want to dump Welsh superstar
  • Player insists he is going nowhere
  • Potential swap deal with Manchester United’s Pogba

Gareth Bale has been jeered by fans at Real Madrid after being told he is surplus to requirements at the club by manager Zinedine Zidane.

But the Welsh superstar has made it plain he will not be forced out. And the oddsmakers agree.

After suggestions of a move to Manchester United began to look improbable, Bale is now strongly favored at -225 to remain at Madrid.

Odds on Gareth Bale’s Club by August 9th

Team Odds
Real Madrid -225
Manchester United +300
Bayern Munich +500
Tottenham Hotspur +1000
Inter Milan +1000
Everton +1400
Liverpool +3300
Chelsea +3300
Newcastle United +5000
Manchester City +6600

Odds taken at 7/9/19.

He reported back for pre-season training on Monday when at one point last month, he had been rated at +140 for a return to the Premier League at Old Trafford. Now he is +300 to join United.

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Contracted Until 2022

Wales international Bale, 29, has a contract with Real until 2022.

His agent, Jonathan Barnett, is adamant that he has no intention of leaving

During previous bouts of transfer speculation surrounding Bale, Barnett has always maintained the line that he would remain.

He has been proven correct every time.

It will lead to a tense stand-off which could condemn Bale to a spell when he will be out of action instead of playing.

This time, however, it is Real who wish to be rid of the player.

It will lead to a tense stand-off which could condemn Bale to a spell when he will be out of action instead of playing. But he has said he is prepared for this eventuality.

As the transfer deadline approaches – with the cut-off point for EPL clubs to sign players at 12:00 pm EST on August 8 – it may become a battle of who blinks first between Bale and Real.

That means the idea of a swap-plus-cash deal with United – with Real target Paul Pogba heading to Spain – will remain a possibility.

Man Utd Seek Big Name

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It could take more realistic a shape as the deadline approaches and United feel a greater need to land a big name. So it remains an intriguing outside bet that Bale will eventually depart.

United’s rebuilding moves have so far been low-key.

If they captured Bale, it would be a major boost after their disappointing campaign last season.

So they may yet up the stakes to land Bale in the later stages of the transfer window.

The coach has signed five new players with Eden Hazard earmarked as the new Galactico superstar after his arrival from Chelsea.

Zidane is re-building the Real team after a disappointing campaign last season when, unusually, Madrid won only the lightly-regarded Club World Cup.

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The coach has signed five new players with Eden Hazard earmarked as the new Galactico superstar after his arrival from Chelsea.

Zidane now wishes to recoup some of the cash outlay by selling Bale. And its worth remembering that in soccer’s power games, Real usually get what they want in the end.

Pick: Man Utd +300

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