He's a left back, for what it's worth. Which would make it even less likely, as I can't see us loaning a young left back when we already have one of those.
Why would you be disappointed? It could simply be that targets we want aren’t available for sale, so next best solution is a loan. We should understand the full situation.
If I were Bale I’d be trying to avoid the country run by an autocratic government with a policy of suppressing and abusing minority groups, no compunction around executing its own citizens or closing itself off from the rest of the world. So I could sell him a house down the road with only minor earthquake damage...
That rules out China and the USA then. And being Welsh, Bale has probably played a bit of Rugby Union, so you may be in with a chance of luring him to NZ.