The news is surprising, also because it seemed all but official that Gareth Bale was on his way to transferring to Jiangsu Suning. BBC confirmed the news that came up this afternoon: Real Madrid has blocked the transfer of Bale. The agreement with the player was found at the end of last week, as was reported by several Spanish news outlets. Now, though, the scenarios are changing for the Welch attacker who, for now, seems outside the Zinedine Zidane's project. It's difficult to think of a future in Italy for Bale, who will now need to look for another accommodation as the Chinese market closes on July 31. Now it seems complicated, if not impossible, that the discussions will open back up≥