He came like a superstar, but he ended up complicating him Real Madrid. Gareth Bale He was on loan to Tottenham Hotspur last season and is now returning to the Spanish city, with the English side confirming he does not want to be a Welshman. Far from the quality of play that the striker might have, the “White House” does not have space for him because he is considered a non-EU player.

The player plans to fulfill his contract with Real Madrid until the end, that is, until June 2022. Given this, Meringue will have to think about how to include him in the squad that will play more than one tournament, including the Champions League, La Liga Santander and the King’s Cup.

With the UK leaving the EU, players from those countries become non-EU; Those headed by Florentino Perez have three potential stakes filled with Eder Militao, Rodrigo Goes and Vinicius Jr. It should be noted that until last season all British footballers had a social standing.

“On a temporary basis, the community status with which the 2020-2021 season began will be maintained for all footballers of UK citizenship who, from 31 December 2020, have signed a contract and issued a valid license with a particular club to professional categories.”, published in Circular 50 of the RFEF on December 31, 2020.

In addition to Gareth Bale, Takefuso Kubo is another non-EU player, but he will be on loan for another season and will not be part of the team that will be led by Carlo Ancelotti. At Tottenham it was emphasized that they did not want to be the striker again. Tottenham Hotspur’s new coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, has confirmed the Welshman’s doors are closed.

“Gareth Bale will not be part of our team,” Nuno said in a statement to Eurosport. For this reason, he will have to return to Valdebebas now that his vacation after participating in the European Cup with his country and their exit in the group stage is over.

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