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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has said he “has never had a problem” with Gareth Bale as the Welsh forward is ready to rejoin Tottenham on loan.
A streak of injuries, indifferent form and a reported showdown with Zidane saw the Welshman become a fringe figure at the Spanish club.
Zidane said he did not speak to Bale before leaving for London.
The signing of Bale has not yet been announced by Spurs and on Saturday Zidane said “it is not a closed deal.”
“It’s not like that,” Zidane said Saturday when told Bale was leaving because of him. “It’s more complicated. With Bale it’s always about one side against the other. But I’ve never had a problem with Gareth.
“Things will always happen. Now he is making a change, the only thing we can do is wish him the best … These things happen in football, but I have always said that he was a spectacular player.”
Bale won four Champions League, two La Liga, one Copa del Rey, three UEFA Super Cups and three Club World Cups with Real and scored more than 100 goals.
He remains the most expensive British player in history, as well as the British player with the most goals in La Liga, with 80 goals and 40 assists in 171 league appearances, averaging one goal or assist every 104 minutes.
Zidane added: “I know what he has done for this club. He always showed his quality and what he has achieved with the club cannot be argued.”
Real Madrid winger Sergio Reguilón is also expected to complete his move to Tottenham in the coming days. The 23-year-old Spanish international played last season on loan at Sevilla, winning the Europa League.
“We have two players for each position, no more,” Zidane said when asked about Reguilon’s transfer. “I have two left backs and I can’t have more because then it’s a lot. It makes things more complicated, we can wish Reguilon all the best.”
