Gareth Bale calls himself a 'Tottenham fan' during interview
Gareth Bale should stay at Real Madrid this summer despite potential interest from Newcastle, because the Welshman is clearly happy in Madrid regardless of whether he is in the first-team squad or not. That's the opinion of former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov, who thinks the Magpies would have to show that they are "building something" in order to tempt him to join.
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He wrote: "Every time Gareth Bale is mentioned it is a case of will he leave Real Madrid, will he stay, is he playing, is he scoring, is he playing golf, why is he playing golf? It's tiring and in my opinion, he has his agent, his family, his surroundings and if they think that Madrid is the right place for him then he will stay, it doesn't matter what anyone else says.
"Many people think he needs to leave Madrid and some of the supporters want him to leave, but I think he likes it there and if that is the case that is all that will matter to him.
"Personally, I want to see him play more, score more and produce the performances like he has done in the past. If you are not appreciated where you are, then you go somewhere else.
"At Real Madrid his goals to games ratio has been really impressive and some of the goals he has scored during his time there have been amazing, the type of goals that average players can not score.
Gareth Bale is apparently wanted by Newcastle's potential new owners (Image: GETTY)
"Look at that goal he scored in the Champions League final against Liverpool - it speaks volumes for the quality he has.
"You can know a lot about a player by the type of goals they score and the goals that Bale has scored really tell me that he has a lot of quality.
"There have been a lot of reports about Newcastle possibly signing Bale, he has been at Real Madrid for some time now, he has won so many trophies and he is appreciated around the world for the football he plays.
"But with all due respect, you can not compare Newcastle with Real Madrid. If Newcastle want to get him, they need to show him that they are building something."