Gareth Bale Fee 'Incomprehensible' - Zidane

[Folami David]

Real Madrid assistant coach Zinedine Zidane on Sunday dubbed the astronomical transfer fee his club paid for Wales winger Gareth Bale "incomprehensible" in the current economic climate.
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Bale signed for the Spanish giants from Tottenham Hotspur last week on a six-year contract for a fee of around £80 million.
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Asked whether Bale was worth the hefty fee paid for him, ex-France playmaker Zidane replied: "You need to ask that question in a year's time.
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"Ten years ago, they bought me for 75 million euros and I said I wasn't worth it," Zidane told Sunday's Canal Football Club television programme.
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"Today, I tend to say a player is not worth that. Two clubs agree on a price and no-one is forcing the other to do anything.
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"That's football. Unfortunately, it's incomprehensible with what's happening today to pay so much."
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Zidane said he would offer Bale some advice as the Welshman seeks to hold down a place in manager Carlo Ancelotti's team.
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"My role will certainly be to tell him that he plays as he knows how to, to not put too much pressure on himself," he said.
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"He has an incredible potential but he still has room for improvement."
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Bale, who is currently on international duty with Wales, is expected to make his Real debut against Villarreal on September 14.