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BALE RETURNS TO TRAINING FOR AUSTRIA

Wales have been handed a big boost ahead of their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff clash with Austria after star player Gareth Bale returned to training. Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was part of the Wales training onTuesday ahead of the Austria game scheduled to take place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Thursday.

The return of Gareth Bale to training is a big plus for manager Robert Page especially after he missed the Barcelona game at the weekend due to an injury. Bale missed the El Clasico due to a back injury as reported in the Spanish media. The injury ensured that he missed the 4-0 rout at the hands of the Catalan giants in the league with goals from Pierre-EmerickAubameyang (2),Ferran Torres and Ronald Araujo. The defeat reduced the gap between Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid and nearest challengers Sevilla to nine points with nine games left to play. Barcelona are in third spot and 12 points behind Real Madrid, but they have played one less game than the top two teams. Continue reading

BALE BENCHED FOR ELCHE GAME

Welsh international Gareth Bale was on the Real Madrid bench for the entire duration of the Spanish Copa Del Rey encounter with hosts Elche on Thursday. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti had earlier said that Gareth Bale has recovered from injury and will be in the squad to face Elche in the round of 16 as far as the Copa Del Rey this season is concerned. The Italian tactician confirmed the availability of Bale for the Elche game after an injury layoff in his pre-match press conference before the game.

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Just like Ancelotti revealed, Gareth Bale made his return to the Real Madrid squad for the Elche game and he was not given the nod to come off the bench even when his team trailed for a few minutes in extra time. The Welshman was not given any minute despite the fact that the game lasted for 120 minutes due to extra time.
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WALES NEED POINT FOR SECOND SPOT

Wales can guarantee second place in Group E of the European qualifiers ahead of the World Cup 2022 tournamentwith a point against Belgium in their final game. Belgium have already booked their place at the tournament as Group E winners.

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The Welsh team have already booked their place in the playoffs through the UEFA Nations League. However, they can only secure a place in the World Cup playoffs as one of the six unseeded teams.
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ARSENAL PLOT SWAP DEAL FOR BALE

North London giants Arsenal have surprisingly been linked with a move for Gareth Bale. This is according to the report from media outlet Defensa Central which stated that the Gunners are ready to offer Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette in exchange for Welshman Bale who has strong affiliation with their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is ready to sanction a move away from the club for Lacazette who signed for the Premier League outfit in the summer of 2017. The Gunners signed him from French Ligue 1 side Lyon in a £46.5m deal and six months later, Arsenal replaced him with Gabonese international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the chief goalscorer.
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DOES BALE STILL HAVE A FUTURE AT MADRID?

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The future of Gareth Bale at Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid is quite a complicated one and there have been many things written about it in the media. While Bale appears to be disinterested in playing for the club again sometimes, other times, he just appears to be someone who just wants to try and enjoy his football. The larger part of the period when he appeared to be totally uninterested in playing football was under the club’s former manager Zinedine Zidane. The French manager fell out with the Wales international winger for a reason that is yet to be revealed and it not only cost him a place in the Real Madrid team, it also increased his disinterest in football.

After Zidane left the club, many thought that the time for Bale to regain his place in the starting XI would finally come and it was looking even more likely when Carlo Ancelotti was confirmed as the man that would be replacing Zidane at the helm. Italian manager Ancelotti had a good working relationship with Bale during his previous stint as Real Madrid manager and it was the main reason that got people thinking that the Welsh winger would finally be allowed to have some game time. Continue reading

NEWCASTLE JOIN PALACE IN FULGINI RACE

Newcastle United have joined fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace in the race to sign Angers star Angelo Fulgini. This is according to the latest media reports which stated that Fulgini is a wanted man amongst the Premier League teams.

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Fulgini is widely regarded as the best player at Angers and the club won’t hesitate to sell him so as to raise cash to ease the financial burden at the club. A lot of the French teams are struggling with their finances mainly due to the effects of Covid-19.

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