To put the deal into comparison, Lionel Messi is the best-paid player in the world on £1.7m-a-week and Bale will not be far off that.
Zinedine Zidane wanted Bale out of Madrid, but the former Tottenham Hotspur man was content to see out the remaining three years of his deal in the Spanish capital.
The Frenchman effectively ended Bale’s Real career after last Sunday’s pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich by saying: “He wasn’t included in the squad because the club is working on his departure and that’s why he didn’t play.
“We’ll have to see what happens in the coming days. We’ll have to see if it goes through tomorrow, if it does then all the better. Let’s hope, for everyone’s sake, that it happens soon. The club is dealing with the club that he’ll move to.”
Despite coming off the substitutes bench and scoring against Arsenal, Zidane then gave Bale the silent treatment, choosing not to try to explain the situation with him personally or find out what the player wanted.
Manchester United fan Chris says he doesn’t want Bale or Messi at club
In six years at Madrid, Bale collected four Champions League winners medals and a LaLiga title – justifying his world record £86m fee and making him the most successful British export in football.
Ezequiel Lavezzi is China’s highest-paid player on £500,000-a-week at Hebei China Fortune, but Bale’s deal will dwarf the Argentine’s pay packet.
