No change: Gareth Bale is reluctant to ask for a transfer (Picture: Getty)

Real Madrid have given up hope of signing Gareth Bale this summer and are resigned to the fact that the Tottenham star will spend another season at White Hart Lane.

According to Spanish sports paper Marca, a publication with traditionally strong links to the Bernabeu, Madrid president Florentino Perez has accepted Bale will not hand in a transfer request and also that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is unwilling to negotiate a deal.

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With that in mind, and with no release clause in Bale’s contract, Marca report the Madrid hierachy have decided pursuing a move for the Wales international this summer would be too difficult and too expensive – with Tottenham having put a £100million price tag on their star asset’s head.




Just this week Bale has spoken of his desire to play in the Champions League and Madrid have taken consolation from the sense that he will look to leave Tottenham next summer should the club again fail to finish in the top four. Real also believe the 23-year-old has decided if and when the time does come to quit Spurs, then they will be his next club.

Earlier, Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett had confirmed his client would not ask to leave Tottenham, insisting it would be up to Madrid to make the first move.

‘There’s no offer from Madrid; they have to talk between themselves and we will see what happens,’ he said.

With Madrid also unwilling to make the first move, it seems increasingly likely Bale will still be a Tottenham player when the transfer window closes.

No Real deal: Coach Carlo Ancelotti and president Florentino Perez will plan for a season without Bale (Picture: AP