Before Gareth Bale left the Spanish capital for London to join Tottenham, the striker made a final visit to the Real Madrid training ground to say goodbye to everyone, and met coach Zinedine Zidane, who had problems with him.
According to the Spanish TV website Cuatro, Bell visited the training ground the first day, Thursday, and bade farewell to his teammates, then bade farewell to Zidane and wished him good luck in the next season, stressing that he does not bear a grudge against the French coach despite the announced differences between them that caused the player's departure .
🚨 Gareth Bale has arrived at #THFC!
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He's now at the training ground ahead of completing his return to Spurs from Real Madrid: https://t.co/ftANORSEq5 pic.twitter.com/JbqrBLDFkk
- Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 18, 2020
Bale, 31, had not enjoyed much of his last two years at the Bernabéu, and Zidane was clearly not a fan of the Welsh striker, who had spent most of his time on the bench.
After a tug of war between the Real that wants to get rid of him and his big salary and the player who refused to leave, Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho convinced the player to return to his former club, from which he moved to the Royal in 2013 on loan for one season, hoping to regain his brilliance.