Zinedine Zidane had publicly opened the door wide open for Gareth Bale to leave. But then he gave him the opportunity to play during the preseason in a tight game against Arsenal, and the Welshman responded by giving everything on the pitch and even scoring the equaliser. It seems they have de-escalated the conflict and called a truce.
According to 'Marca'. Bale's priority is to somehow find a way to remain a Real Madrid player. He thinks he can still convince Zidane that he could be very helpful for the team.
He is going to have to work for it. Zidane was very clear when he spoke to the media: "we hope he leaves soon"said the Frenchman only a few days ago.
But seems that Zizou has not wasted the Welshman's talents on what could be his last days as a Real Madrid player by having him play and be useful during the preseason. After all, until his transfer is made official, Gareth Baleremains a fully-fledged Real Madrid player, which means he is entitled to play and perform as any other teammate would.
After the controversial comments and the media storm that followed after the French coach's words the other day, Zidane tried to cool the tensions down. "I did not mean to disrespect Bale in any way. He did not want to play against Bayern, but for the match against Arsenal he told he did" said the coach.
It seems Zdane's message is that, if Bale shows he is committed, he will count on the Welshman. And as for Bale, it seems he is determined to fight until the very end for a spot in the Frenchman's team. And although this does not change Zidane's outlook on Bale's possibly imminent transfer, it definitely cools down the palpable tensions and shows signs of a truceafter the Zidane's controversial statement.
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