Dimitar Berbatov has insisted there can be no comparisons between Real Madrid and Newcastle United and hinted that former teammate Gareth Bale will stay with the Spanish giants.
Recently, 30-year-old Bale has been linked with a move to the Chinese Super League or a return to the Premier League - with Newcastle emerging as outside suitors amid their proposed £300million Saudi takeover.
Berbatov knows the winger from their one season together with Tottenham Hotspur after Bale's £5million transfer from Southampton in 2007.
Berbatov moved to Manchester United the year after as Bale developed from a promising left-back to a two-time PFA Premier League Player of the Year.
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