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John Toshack Slams Gareth Bale for Real Madrid Saga: 'It Saddens and Sickens Me'

Former Wales and Real Madrid manager John Toshack has hit out at Gareth Bale after his proposed move to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning fell through.

Bale was reportedly set to earn £1 million a week in China, a significant increase on the £600,000 he earns in Madrid, but his agent Jonathan Barnett said Real "changed their minds" about letting him move there, per ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan.

Toshack suggested to BBC Radio 5 Live (h/t the Mirror's Darren Lewis) Bale should be willing to take a pay cut to move elsewhere:

"Terrible to have to take a pay cut to £150,000 a week—how can they manage with that?