Gareth Bale’s agent says the Wales international remains ‘100%’ committed to Real Madrid.
Bale has been persistently linked with a move away from the Bernabeu this season, having hinted at such a switch after last year’s Champions League final, and following reports of a disconnect between the 29-year-old and his teammates.
Former Tottenham man Bale played the full 90 minutes as Madrid were beaten 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, but head coach Zinedine Zidane later questioned whether he was fully focused.
🗣️ Zinedine Zidane on Gareth Bale…
“I don’t know whether Bale focuses on the team, you have to ask him for yourself”
The Welshman got a private jet after Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano instead of traveling back with the team. #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/T9cLjO90QA
— TheSportsman Transfers (@TSMTransfers) April 29, 2019
Agent Jonathan Barnett has responded to Zidane’s comments by telling BBC Wales Sport: ‘Gareth is 100% committed to Real Madrid.’
Referring to his past assertion that Bale wanted to spend the rest of his career with Madrid, Barnett added: ‘Nothing has changed.’
Bale’s Madrid contract runs until 2022, and while a move to Manchester United or a return to Spurs have been mooted, no clear suitors have emerged to sign a man whose £85.3-million transfer from White Hart Lane in 2013 was a world record at the time.
