Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

BALE READY TO STAY AND FIGHT FOR REAL FUTURE

- EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES NURSEY

GARETH BALE will snub a potential return to Tottenham – and is in no rush to play in the Premier League again.

The Wales superstar is being pushed towards the exit at Real Madrid by boss Zinedine Zidane.

But Bale (above) is determined he will not to be forced out of Spain without his mega contract, worth over £600,000 a week, being honoured.

He still has three years left to run on the

bumper deal which is worth around £100million.

If and when Bale does leave the Bernabeu, it will only be to join another elite club.

Bale has won four Champions League titles since leaving Spurs in 2013 for a then world record £86m.

He is arguably Britain’s most successful football export and the second wealthiest, behind only David Beckham (inset). Zidane is planning a major overhaul with Eden Hazard and Paul Pogba his top targets.

Bale is determined to leave in a dignified manner if his Spanish spell is to end – and Paris Saint-germain is one possible option.

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