BALE REFUSES TO COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA LINKS

Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale is a man whose future remains uncertain currently and the attacker has continued to remain coy over where he will be playing his football next season. Bale decided to leave Real Madrid after a torrid time at the Los Blancos where he had a fall-out with manager Zinedine Zidane and was eventually left out of the first team.
After some months without playing football at Real Madrid, he was signed by English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur where he spent last season on loan.

At Tottenham, Bale became a rejuvenated player and proved himself as one of the best attackers at the club. Alongside Kane, they combined for a couple of goals for Tottenham but were unfortunately not able to end the season in the top four.

Before joining Tottenham, Bale admitted that all he wants to do is play football and that he would explore his options before making the next move in his career. He has maintained his stance and Insists that he already knows what to do but would have to engage in discussions with Real Madrid about his future when he returns to Spain.

However, he says his focus will now turn to the Wales national team as he reveals that he wants to first have a great EUROS tournament before having to sit down and have conversations about his future.

Some weeks ago, reports surfaced that he was attracting interest from some clubs in the United States and Australia. New York Red Bulls (United States MLS) and Western Sydney Wanderers (Australian A-League) were touted as some of his likely destinations but according to the Welsh forward, he knows what to do but does not want to mention it yet because it will cause chaos. Hence, the need to wait till after the EUROS.

MATCH PREVIEW: MARINERS VS MELBOURNE VICTORY

It’s expected to be a heated clash when the Mariners host Melbourne Victory on matchday 19 in the Australian A-League on Sunday and there are a couple of reasons why it’s going to be not just an important tie, but also an interesting one as well. Marco Urena is expected to miss the match through suspension following his sending off in their defeat against Brisbane on Wednesday. However, Alen Stajcic will be excited that he will be able to call upon attacker Alou Kuol who is now available to feature in the match after falling I’ll and missing the Wednesday game.

It will be the fourth time the Mariners will be playing a fixture in just 15 days but after the match, they will have enough time to rest (10 days) until they travel to Brisbane to take the Roar yet again on the 20th matchday.

Stajcic revealed that Alou was in the squad on Wednesday but could not take any active part because of the illness he had some days before which he had to fully recover from. The manager, however, added that the forward is now fully recovered and is an available option for their next tie.

He also said there are other options for him to select from when asked if he will be using the duo of Dan Bouman and Jordan Smylie. The vane will be played on Sunday the 2nd of May 2021 at the AAMI Park in Melbourne and will kick off by 4:05 pm. The match referee is Jonathan Barreiro and will be assisted by officials Scott Edeling, Daniel Ilievski, Adam Bavcar, and VAR Shaun Evans.

Here’s the full Central Coast Mariners squad:
1.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 3. Lewis MILLER, 4.Joshua NISBET, 5.Stefan NIGRO, 6. Gianni STENSNESS, 7. Stefan JANKOVIC, 8.Oliver BOZANIC (c), 10. Daniel DESILVA, 11.Jack CLISBY, 14.Daniel BOUMAN, 15.Kye ROWLES, 19.Matt SIMON, 20.Adam PEARCE (gk), 21. Ruon TONGYIK, 22. Michal JANOTA, 23.Dan HALL, 25. Matthew HATCH, 26.Jaden CASELLA, 29. Alou KUOL, 30. Jordan SMYLIE
IN: 22. Michal JANOTA (Return from Injury), 25. Matthew HATCH (Promoted), 29. Alou KUOL (Return from illness)
OUT: 12. Marco UREÑA (Suspended)