agent Jonathan Barnett was adamant Bale did not come close to a move
this summer, saying at Soccerex in Manchester: "No, not at all. He was
nowhere near leaving -- that was all stupid paper talk."Bale has scored 41 goals in 94 games for Real, winning the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in 2014, but he came in for criticism in Spain last season.
United are expected to make another attempt to buy Bale next summer, but Barnett said: "He is very happy at Real Madrid and hopefully he will stay there for the rest of his career.
"He's loving it there and things are going well for him."
Bale became the most expensive player in football history when Real bought him and Barnett, citing the fact that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are older than the Welshman and are unlikely to move, expects him to retain that title for a while longer.
"You have Ronaldo, who is getting to the end of his career, and Messi as well,'' he said.
"In Spain they have clauses which come out and state how you much you have to pay so at the moment he is the most valuable and it will be a while before someone breaks it."
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