Ronaldo will have turned 30 by next summer and an offer of this magnitude for the player may be one that
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez accepts, especially if the
club's prized asset makes it clear he wishes
to return to his
former club.
There is no doubt that Bale needs
to get the hell out of
Real if he ever wants
to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't
to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able
to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his
former self... although I doubt he would ever come
to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would
return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez
to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a
Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult
to give up for a wannabe
club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades
Ronaldo is reportedly interested in a
return to Old Trafford, with
former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claiming the Portuguese superstar was «fed up» at the
club's decision
to sell a number of players, including Angel di Maria, who is now playing under Van Gaal at Old Trafford.