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Post by Bluemoon on Jul 29, 2013 19:45:47 GMT 1
Is Bale worth this sort of cash? Would you like to see City stump up this sort of money for a player ? Gareth Bale in battle to force through £86m move to Real Madrid • Gareth Bale distraught by Tottenham's stance • Daniel Levy refuses to consider world-record offer Gareth Bale has been left distraught by the refusal of Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, to consider a world record €100m – £86.3m – offer from Real Madrid. Real have made their move for their long-time target and Bale is determined to complete the transfer. He wants to play Champions League football, which Tottenham cannot offer after they finished fifth in the Premier League last season, but the allure of Real runs some way deeper. Bale recognises Real as one of the world's leading clubs, capable of competing for the grandest prizes. In the event of leaving Tottenham, whom he joined from Southampton in 2007, he has always dreamed of playing for the Bernabéu club. More.........  |
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Post by Bluemoon on Sept 1, 2013 20:46:50 GMT 1
From the Real Madrid website...................... Gareth Bale (Cardiff, Wales, 1989) is the latest addition to Real Madrid. The Whites are joined by one of the world’s best players: Bale scored 26 goals in 44 official games with Tottenham Hotspur last season. He was also crowned the Premier League’s MVP for his relentless evolution and his immense skill. Equal parts power, speed and technique define this complete player capable of breaking away on either side of the pitch and scoring from practically any position, thanks to a powerful left leg and strike. Bale joins Carlo Ancelotti’s Real at 24 years old as the final piece of a legendary offensive line-up. Bale’s precocity when it comes time to move on to the next stage has marked his career. Born in Cardiff on 16 July 1989, Bale trained at Southampton, where at the early age of 16 he made his first-tier debut at the end of the 2005/06 season. Bale played 45 matches and scored five goals with Southampton, becoming at 17 the youngest player in the history of Wales to play with the national squad, where he also holds the record for the youngest scorer. Bale signed with Tottenham in 2007 as a left back, but his drive and physical strength earned him positions farther up on the pitch until he became the team’s leading man on attack. He helped his squad qualify for the 2009/10 Champions League, making it onto the UEFA Team of the Year the following season, the same year that the Spurs were knocked out of the competition by Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. Bale, two seasons later and with better numbers and individual awards under his belt, returns to the Santiago Bernabeu, this time to stay. Bale made a name for himself in Europe during the two clashes that pitted Tottenham against Inter in the 2010/11 Champions League. A hat-trick in Milan and two assists at White Hart Lane were the first signs of the player’s potential greatness, a player who, three years later, is being hailed as one of the best in Europe. Showing consistent improvement year after year, Bale scored 21 Premier League goals and 26 in total in his 44 official matches with Tottenham over the 2012/13 season, results that undoubtedly led him to be named best player and best youth player by England’s Football Association twice. |
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Sept 3, 2013 9:54:49 GMT 1
Got to say that, looking at what Spuds have lost against who they have bought, I reckon they have done a bloody good deal.
Arsenal won't be complaining either, they have, finally, got the relacement for Fabregas that have been looking for over the last few years.
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