Gareth Bale dashes Man Utd hopes by staying at Real Madrid

Welshman is 'not for sale at any price' insists Real Madrid president

Gareth Bale lifts the trophy during the Real Madrid celebration
(Image credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Wednesday's rumour mill concerns Welshman Gareth Bale and the 'will-he-won't-he' saga over his future at Real Madrid. The latest news isn't good for Manchester United.

Gareth Bale, whose £86m move to Madrid in September 2013 made him the highest priced footballer of all time, is going nowhere. That's the message from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez who has dampened speculation that the Welsh footballer could be heading back to England at the end of the season.

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