Gareth Bale has dismissed speculation over a transfer to Manchester United and insists his relationship with Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is as strong as ever.
The Welsh forward said that he has several years left on his Madrid deal and tried to put to bed rumours that he wasn’t happy in the Spanish capital.
Bale spoke on Cadena SER radio show ‘El Larguero’ on Tuesday night, where host Jose Ramon de la Morena described him as ‘shy, introverted and simple’
When asked about the recent allegations that he was selfish for not passing to Ronaldo when through on goal, Bale replied: ‘All I can remember is going for the ball and feeling very focused on trying to score. I didn’t see him, I think it would have been a difficult pass. I haven’t spoken to Cristiano about not passing the ball.
‘I don’t know how much importance was given to it (by the media) but I’m sure people talk a lot about it. But it happens all the time on the football pitch in every team.
Bale was called a ‘ball hog’ earlier in the season after not passing to Ronaldo during a game with Espanyol
‘We didn’t speak about it at all. What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch and there’s nothing personal after.’
Bale was whistled by the Bernabeu crowd after the incident, despite being the man who won them the Copa del Rey against Barcelona and scored a crucial goal in their Champions League triumph last May.
However, not passing to Ronaldo followed a similar incident where he failed to set up French striker Karim Benzema, and the fans did not let him off the hook. However, the 25-year-old insisted he loves playing at the Santiago Bernabeu.
