Former Tottenham frontman Jurgen Klinsmann believes Gareth Bale is wasting time at Real Madrid and should consider a return to the Premier League.
The Welshman is enduring a tough season at Santiago Bernabeu after falling significantly out of favour under Zinedine Zidane and made just 20 appearances last season in all competitions.
According to reports, Jose Mourinho could make a move to sign the former Tottenham Hotspur player and Kilnsman hopes that the deal goes through.
The 31-year old still has two years left on his Madrid deal, with agent Jonathan Barnett repeatedly emphasizing that his client is happy at Madrid and will remain in the Spanish capital until his contract expires.
“Time goes by so fast as a player and you cannot waste it,” Klinsmann told talkSPORT.
“This is the worst punishment for a player to be on the bench.
“The most important thing for every player is to be on the field and to play. When this doesn’t work out, sooner or later you have to come to a conclusion and consider a move.
“There is a point in time when you become a professional player when you would like to earn a decent amount of money that you can put on the side to feel a bit more safe.
“But once that goal is achieved there is only one other thing that matters – playing and scoring goals and building your playing record.
“You want to leave the game one day in your 30s and say ‘OK, look at my career there, I managed to score in X amount of teams and X amount of goals in different competitions’.
“Money doesn’t matter anymore. Money has no influence on that decision right now that Gareth has to make. But there are personal elements to it. There is family and lifestyle things to consider.
“A player like him, we would like to admire him week in, week out on the television.
“As a Tottenham fan, I would love him to come back to Spurs.”
