Real Madrid fans blast Gareth Bale and his agent in extraordinary statement over playing for Wales despite injury woes

ANGRY Real Madrid fans have launched an astonishing broadside at superstar Gareth Bale and his agent.

The Madrid faithful are up in arms over comments made by his representative Jonathan Barnett.

And they reiterated a long-standing complaint that Bale appears more interested in playing for Wales than he does for the LaLiga leaders.

His case was not helped when he returned home from international duty last week with yet another injury.

A small group of fans then accosted the 32-year-old as he was leaving Real’s training ground – throwing a marker pen at his car amid cries of ‘f*** you’.

That led his agent to brand the supporters ‘disgusting’ and not worth his client’s time.

Those words have sparked fury amid the wider fanbase, with an official supporters’ group releasing a brutal statement against the pair.

In it, they claimed Barnett is a ‘fierce critic’ of the club and ignorant of its history – particularly after he locked horns with ex-boss Zinedine Zidance.

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They accused Bale of miraculously recovering from his numerous injuries whenever he is called up to the Wales squad.

And they finished by demanding an apology from the player they signed for a then-record £86m in 2013.

The statement in full:

"From the Federation of Penas Madridistas of the Community of Madrid, we want to show our rejection and condemnation of the words expressed by Jonathan Barnett this week during the First Meeting of European Agents held in the Ciudad del Futbol.

“At that meeting, Gareth Bale's representative stated: "It is irrelevant, I don't care what the Real Madrid fans think. Why should I be concerned? I think they have been disgusting to Gareth Bale. They have behaved badly."

“This is by no means the first time that the septuagenarian agent has directed fierce criticism against Real Madrid as an institution or against Los Blancos fans.

“The last episode in which he demonstrated his notorious lack of education took place last year, when the object of his attacks was Zinedine Zidane, then coach of Los Blancos’ first team: ‘Zidane is a shame. He shows no respect for a player who has done so much for Real Madrid’.

“And it is that, on more than one occasion, the Briton has made it very clear that, according to him, all Real Madrid fans should roll out a red carpet for his client.

Gareth Bale has caused boredom and more boredom in the majority of our fans

“Gareth Bale, who in his early years in Madrid lived a golden age on and off the pitch despite his increasingly numerous injuries, has already caused boredom and more boredom in the vast majority of our fans.

“And it could not be otherwise. This season, due to his numerous absences for medical reasons, he has barely played 193 minutes with the club while whenever he has to play with his team he recovers in a surprising way, only to relapse at the end of his international commitments.

“They have already suffered this situation for several years in which the footballer is only available to defend the Welsh shirt.

“We do not understand exactly what behavior Mr Barnett is referring to as the fans have no opportunity to express their opinion to the Cardiff striker. Remember that since it isn’t mandatory for players not called up to attend Real Madrid games, Gareth Bale has not attended any, so the encounter between one and the other is absolutely non-existent.

“On the other hand, we believe the still Real Madrid player should return a minimal part of what Real Madrid received and rectify the words of his representative (from whom, given his moral character, we cannot expect anything).”

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