By: Kike Frías Updated Apr 2022, 0: 02 am EDT
After two years, one month and 12 days, Gareth Bale, the player with the highest salary in the Real Madrid squad and at the same time the one with the worst performance , will once again play a match at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The Welshman, who is in his last campaign with the merengue team, earns per season 30 millions of euros (nearly $33 million), being the best paid of the team after the departure of Sergio Ramos and surpassing another bad investment for the club such as the Belgian Eden Hazard.
This season has been for oblivion. With the arrival on the bench of the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, it was thought that he would once again be that striker who helped win two UEFA Champions League (UCL) and one Copa del Rey, but far from the expectation, what happened to Gareth has been frustrating.
He started the campaign in the Spanish league as a starter, he even scored a goal, but then came the burden of injuries… But while the medical reports were talking of physical burdens, he continued to attend the qualifying matches for the Qatar World Cup 1200
Both the fans and the press have taken it against “The Prince of Wales” for his continuous absences and poor performance in training.
Gareth Bale will leave Real Madrid through the back door
This weekend Bale will return to the Santiago Bernabéu and there is a lot of expectation to see how he will be received the public will see.
The last time he set foot in the white shrine was 26 February 2020 in a match for the UCL against English Manchester City.
“Bale is fine, in good physical condition, he has shown it with his national team and he wants to do it here, he wants minutes and he is ready to play. He is confident and wants to finish well at the club “, expressed coach Carlo Ancelotti prior to his team’s match against Getafe.
The last six games that the Welsh attacker has played have been away. There have been just six games in which he has been this campaign, with only one goal.
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