Real Madrid are preparing to offer Gareth Bale a new deal to prevent any English clubs from signing him in the near future.
The Welshman, who signed for Los Blancos in 2013 from Tottenham Hotspur, earns a reported 300,000 euros a week and still has three-years to run on his current deal. But with sides such as Manchester United and Chelsea hovering, Real look set to offer him a new deal that would extend his time in the Spanish capital by a further two years.
The Daily Telegraph reported that bosses at the 10-time Champions League winners have been impressed with Bale’s workrate and his contribution to the side despite having suffered a number of injuries.
The 26-year-old netted in the 4-0 win over Sevilla on Sunday, his 15 goal of the campaign. He strike saw him overtake Gary Lineker as the highest scoring Brit in La Liga history with 43 strikes in total.
Bale enjoyed a spectacular opening season at the Santiago Bernabeu and scored in both the Champions League and Copa del Rey as Madrid won a famous double. His second second was tougher and there were a couple of incidents where fans went too far and blamed the forward for some high profile defeats prompting talk he could move back to the Premier League.
But he has got his head down and worked hard and is now working his way back to his best followed a series of calf issues this season.
For how long will madrid continue to reward failure’Why reward someone who spend more time on the treatmenttable than on the pitch at the expense of the likes Ronaldo and co. Without whom madrid would be nowhere on the soccer map.