Football: No fond farewell but Real coach Zidane praises 'spectacular' Bale impact

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MADRID (REUTERS) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he did not say anything to Gareth Bale before he left to sign for Tottenham Hotspur but insisted that he had no personal issue with the Wales forward and praised what he did for the Spanish club.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MADRID - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he did not say anything to Gareth Bale before he left to sign for Tottenham Hotspur but insisted that he had no personal issue with the Wales forward and praised what he did for the Spanish club.

"I did not speak to him," Zidane told a news conference ahead of Real's first game in La Liga away to Real Sociedad on Sunday, where they will begin their title defence. While Bale was key to Real winning the 2016 Champions League in Zidane's first season, he was absent from most of the second campaign due to injuries and never managed to re-establish himself as a first-choice player for the Frenchman, even after scoring twice in the 2018 final against Liverpool."It's not like that. It's more complicated. With Bale it's always about one side against the other. But I've never had a problem with Gareth.

 

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