Five Real Madrid players and the gift they would want from Santa Claus

By Sachin Bhat | Dec 25, 2018

MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 15: Karim Benzema (C) of Real Madrid celebrates with team mates after scoring the opening goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 15, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images) /

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#4 Gareth Bale – Fitness

MADRID, SPAIN – DECEMBER 1: Gareth Bale, #11 of Real Madrid in action during the La Liga match between and Real Madrid CF v Valencia CF at Santiago Bernabeu on December 1, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images) /

Ever since his $100 million move to the Spanish capital, the Welsh wizard has endured 15 different bouts of injury till date, missing as many as 64 games in the process. He has suffered three in this season alone, and don’t bet your bottom dollar against a few more by the end of this campaign.

This persistent fitness issue has admittedly been a huge factor in Bale’s inability to live up to the price tag. He has delivered in crunch games in the past, and also whooped in a hattrick in a recent Club World Cup game. But for a player of his ilk, it could’ve been so much more.

His Real Madrid tenure still leaves a lot to be desired and can be deemed only fairly successful. There also rumors of him departing next summer. But a clean bill of health can change all that.

Santa Claus should hence present him with the elixir of life.

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