Gareth Bale: Real Madrid superstar demanding outrageous £750,000-a-week to commit to his future at the Bernabeu
GARETH BALE is demanding an incredible £750,000-a-week to stay at Real Madrid.
The Welsh wizard, 27, claims he will only sign on at Zinedine Zidane's Galacticos if he is bumped up to the same pay-bracket as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bale is currently earning £525,000-a-week pre-tax at the La Liga giants, after recently putting pen to paper on a six-year deal, but is clearly not happy with the massive figure.
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According to , the former Tottenham man is insisting on joining CR7 in earning an outrageous £20million per year AFTER tax - claiming he deserves it as he is three years younger and in his physical prime.
The contract is set to also include an eye-watering buy-out clause of around £420m - designed to put off Real’s rivals from launching an audacious bid.
In recent windows, Manchester United have shown a massive interest in bringing the Welshman back to the Premier League.
With Real Madrid now stuck behind a transfer ban - after breaching rules regarding the transfer of foreign players under the age of 18 - they are keen to tie down their stars to new deals in order to keep them at the club.
And Bale and Ronaldo are the two key men for the club, with both set to topple Lionel Messi as the highest-paid footballers on the planet.
The Barcelona star currently earns around £18m-a-year after tax - with Ron and Bale set to hit the £20m milestone.