Gareth Bale will have to cope with a lot of pressure after his world-record transfer to Real Madrid, according to Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Following his 100m euros move from Spurs, Bale could make his Real debut at Villarreal on Saturday.
"No footballer is worth paying that amount of money for," said Ibrahimovic, who is currently at Paris St-Germain after playing for Juventus, Milan and Barcelona. "There is a lot of pressure on him. I know that when Zinedine Zidane played for Madrid, the fans were whistling against him. If they can whistle against Zidane, for me one of the best players in history, I hope Bale has a lot of patience."
Ibrahimovic had a big move of his own when he was transferred from Inter Milan to Barcelona for £56m in 2009. Things didn't work out and he left the Nou Camp after just one season. "I had a dream to come to Barcelona," Ibrahimovic says. "But afterwards I am thinking that maybe you should keep your dreams, instead of making it come true. Bale's move is similar to my transfer to Barcelona, but what creates that situation and the fee is the media, the selling club and how desperate the buying club are to buy a big name."
Gareth Bale is 6/5 to score against Villarreal on Saturday at Bet365 while the odds for him scoring two or more goals are at 6/1. If you believe he can score three or more goals, the odds are quite tasty: 28/1!
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