Gareth Bale is on the verge of signing another multi-million pound contract less than three weeks after he became the world’s most expensive footballer.
Adidas, with whom Bale has been associated since he was 16, are hopeful that the £86 million Real Madrid star will agree a long-term extension to his boot deal and personal sponsorship.
Bale’s six-figure agreement has surprisingly been allowed to run down into its final year. The sports kit giants had been uncertain whether to make Bale their marquee player while he was not in the Champions League or at the World Cup with Wales.
All that has changed, especially as adidas supply Real Madrid’s shirts. They are now prepared to pay what it takes to keep Bale out of the clutches of Nike, who have Cristiano Ronaldo as their poster boy.
Source: Goal
