Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale's hopes dashed after the club blocked his lucrative transfer to China. Gareth Bale was offered to join the Chinese Super League with a contract worth more than 1 mn Euros a week. Real Madrid board has apparently requested a transfer fee for the footballer, who joined the club in 2013 for a then world-record fee of £85m. In case Gareth Bale joined the Chinese Super League, he will become the highest paid footballer in the world.