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Gareth Bale would rather stay at Real Madrid than return to Premier League

Gareth Bale's agent says the Wales international does not want to come back to the Premier League...



Gareth Bale would rather stay...
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Gareth Bale would rather stay at Real Madrid than return to Premier League

Gareth Bale's agent says the Wales international does not want to come back to the Premier League.

The forward has been linked with a return to England following reports his relationship with Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is strained.

Bale had spoken last month at how his confidence has been affected by being booed by Madrid's fans:

“I’ve had 80,000 people in a stadium whistling me because I haven’t played well. It’s not great. I’ve had it a few times as well. The first time, I was a bit like, ‘what is this?’ It’s not nice and it doesn’t do your confidence that good a deal either."

But his handler Jonathan Barnett says he "is happy and is likely to finish his career in Spain".

"As I've always said, he's quite happy in Madrid," Barnett told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"It's his life that he wants to lead. Financially, he will want for nothing the rest of his life, and his children and grandchildren.

"He's won nearly everything in the world, except the World Cup, but unfortunately he plays for Wales so some things are beyond him.

"So he's won everything else, to come back and play in the Premier League would be unbelievable - a big thing. I don't think he wants to do that at the moment. He's quite happy to play at Real Madrid."

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