Only a reunion with Ancelotti gives us any hope for Bale to end his irregular career at Real Madrid with sporting dignity
Everything is uncertain about the figure of Gareth Bale. Nobody at Real Madrid dares to assure what his return to the club will bring with one year still to fulfill his contract, without the intention of paying part of his token again in a last assignment and with the hope that one of the coaches who made the most of his football, Carlo Ancelotti, can work the miracle.
Bale turns 32 with his future in the world of football to be defined. Listening loudly to rumors of withdrawal at a time when the crisis deepened by the pandemic stretches careers, in which the greater care of the footballer promotes increasingly late withdrawals. The average age of the player in Spanish football has increased significantly in the last two years. For this, illusion is key. And the Welshman lost it, at least in the Real Madrid, long time.
Just a reunion with Ancelotti does harbor some hope that Bale finish your irregular walk through the Real Madrid with sporty dignity. Figure who appeared in numerous hits of the past, decisive in endings such as the 2014 King’s Cup, against Barcelona, with a career for history in his first season, or his goals in the finals of Champions League to Atlético de Madrid and the iconic Chilean to Liverpool in Kiev.
Key player in the conquest of four ‘Champions‘in five editions, but also marked by countless injuries, by the absence of commitment in gestures that sentenced him to Madrid, such as leaving the Santiago Bernabéu in the middle of a game of decisive appointments or showing more passion for golf than for football despite having one of the highest contracts of the staff.
“I know Carlo is back and I get along really well with him, I’m not going to deny it. I’m sure I’ll have a conversation with him at some point and see what happens then. As soon as the Euro is over,” Bale said in his last statements in reference to Real Madrid, “We had a great time together at Real Madrid and I’m sure it will be fantastic”, added.
That conversation is dated Monday, July 19, when Bale end your vacation and reconnect with your past. He will go to the Valdebebas sports city and communicate his intentions to Ancelotti. The Italian, in the absence of offensive signings, awaits you with open arms.
“He did not play much in the Premier but he has scored many goals, he was very effective when he had continuity. He comes back and I know him very well. If he has the motivation to try to play, maybe he can have a great season. I have no doubt”, he claimed Ancelotti in his presentation of a footballer who gave him 39 goals in the two seasons that he directed it.
The outputs for Bale reduced. The expectation he raised for his beginnings in the Tottenham, has disappeared after its year of loan. Only the exotic route remains, an exit to Asian football or the American retirement as a great European star. All roads point to fulfilling his last year in white except for an unexpected turn at this time within the Real Madrid.