Gareth Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett has spoken to Goal.com claiming that the Welshman’s relationship with Spurs gaffer José Mourinho is sound, but were it for meddling journalists and that fact that the team as a whole has been struggling.
In the same interview, Mr. Barnett effectively rules out Zinedine Zidane being interested in his 31-year-old client playing for Real Madrid again.
I take a view that Bale is fixated with his own fragility and this, combined with his advancing years has left what once was an incredibly gifted player looking close to finished. No amount of game minutes is going to turn back the clock.
Bale’s salary is crippling, and it’s not an unfair comment to suggest that some team-mates might be wondering what exactly happened to the salary structure at Tottenham, given the poor return.
As for the recent Instagram post, all I would add is this; the account wasn’t hacked.