- Jul 27, 2006
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The club chose not to play Bale in friendlies prior to his move to RM, not the other way round. It made total sense for everybody, not to risk a £85m transfer (if he got badly injured) for the sake of him featuring in some pre-season games. It’s usual to ‘dress up’ the non appearance as he’s “carrying a slight knock” rather than the club won’t pick him. In those circumstances the player often gets the blame.