Real Madrid crossing Gareth Bale's name out
The Madrid media say the club regret backing Bale last summer and keeping him
The list of replacements is expensive and they will be difficult to procure
Real Madrid have marked Gareth Bale's box. Yet another injury, and it was the straw that broke the camel's back with Madrid's patience. Now AS are speaking openly about who will replace him next summer.
Day after day come the reports about what a disaster the 101 million euro signing has been, while other players who have been let go while he stayed - e.g. Alvaro Morata - shine. Each new medical report damages the image of the player and the club more.
The madrid media are talking about the "fiasco" of keeping Bale while letting Morata go.
Despite his recent move to PSG, Kylian Mbappe appears top of the list of Bale replacements at 200 million euros. They are following Tottenham's Harry Kane, Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, Juventus' Pablo Dybala and Chelsea's Eden Hazard. Stars at their clubs, all big sides in Europe, so it won't be easy to pry them away.
The hope for Florentino Perez is that another big side will come and take Bale off his hands for a hefty fee...
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