Gareth Bale’s agent shoots down China rumours: “He’s delighted to play for Real Madrid”

Gareth Bale

Reports this week claimed that the Wales international could be heading for China, after he met his representative Jonathan Barnett in London.

In the summer, Bale came close to joining Jiangsu Suning after agreeing a deal with the Chinese Super League side, only for Real Madrid to decide against the sale late on.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.