Gareth Bale to China: Real Madrid misfit must embrace Chinese culture, says former Tottenham team-mate Mousa Demebele

Former Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has told Gareth Bale to embrace Chinese culture as his move to Jiangsu Suning edges closer

According to reports, the Wales international is in the final stages of negotiations ahead of his switch to the Far East, bringing his difficult spell with Real Madrid to an end.

Bale will double his current £600,000-a-week wages in Spain to more than £1million-a-week.

Dembele, who moved to Guangzhou R&F in January 2018 and played alongside Bale at Spurs for a year between 2012 to 2013, said his former team-mate is an ‘unbelievable player’.

“Gareth will do very well here and it’s a league where he’ll fit in,” Dembele told BBC Sport.

“He is an unbelievable player. In China they want people who create something from nothing. If you’re a stable player who just passes sideways they don’t really make the difference because they can only have three [overseas] players on the pitch.”

The Belgian star also spoke of how important it was to take in the experience and surroundings, not just arrive for the money.

“Money is a thing in moving here, of course,” said Dembele.

“People who come here earn good money but it depends. If you come here only for the money and you don’t enjoy the experience and lock yourself away in your hotel then it’s bad.

“If you earn good money and you enjoy the culture then it’s a good experience.

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“Gareth can beat three players and shoot, so for him it will be easy.”

Bale still has three years left on his current deal at Real Madrid but manager Zinedine Zidane has made it clear he wants the player to leave the club.

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.

In six years at Madrid, Bale has 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.