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Glaston in 3...2...1
Don't even make me dream.
As much as we need a CM, signing Bale would be the ultimate summer signing.
Some absolute tosh spoken in this thread.
Do they honestly believe this rubbish. The figures branded about for Bale are absolutely laughable. Perhaps this is all a mastermind ploy by Levy to get Madrid to shell out a ridiculous fortune on a Spurs' player. The £85 million Sky Sports sources bid appears to be bollocks as I have heard nothing since, unless Spurs rejected it which is equally baffling as the bid in the first place.
Most we would ever offer for him is around 70 million if they're lucky so thats 30 million short of their valuation so.....its not happening....but he has the look of a utd legend....rooney wouldnt be here much longer if we landed bale...would love it to happen
While Bale would be fantastic, paying a ton and giving up Chicharito? No thanks.
I don't even know if we would go up to £70m. We didn't seem to be willing to even go over £40m for Fabregas, so there's little chance we'd have bid anywhere near £70m for Bale.
As if Tottenham would rather sell to us than Madrid.
Well... if there's anything to go on, they did sell Carrick and Berba in the past who were key players on their respective teams.
And it's because of those transfers (as well as whatever went on with Fryers) that they won't be wanting to sell to us again.
There maybe something to it, but not at 110m, I can't imagine us doing that. I can imagining us offering 80m, matching the world record as a statement of intent.
The muttering in Madrid is that the price is too high. At the start Spurs were supposed to be interested in a world record bid. Madrid were believed to have offered 60m Euros (abour 50m quid) + Coentrao - somewhere close to that record and were hoping for a quick deal.
Then the 100m+ figures started appearing. Even they baulked at that, not for purely financial reasons - their marketing strategy would still see that as viable. Their fans don't want them to go that high, the pressure on Bale would be ridiculous, and now, they've even noticed that it might destabilise the team. After a few experiments, Ancelotti as much as anyone may not be ready to lose Ronaldo or to move him and he may not be keen to risk a major formation overhaul.
If you look at Madrid's midfield. They've got last year's set - Alonso, Khedira and Ozil. A new set - Modric, Casemiro and Isco. And a couple of spares - Illaramendi and Kaka. Isco, Ozil, Ronaldo plus 1 could be an amazing attack, but is the plus 1 a Bale or a more traditional striker like Benzema (or better) or maybe even Rooney. So the Madrid press are asking, does Madrid really need to spend 120m on spoiling the formation and maybe upsetting the balance in the team?
They also aren't happy with how late it's running. Modric with no real pre-season didn't get going until after Christmas. By Christmas La Liga was over.
In which case Madrid's offer may never get much past the 60m Euros + a player/s.
In other words, for us, it's on!
Or at least not an entirely stupid idea.
edited because the board won't let me write + one!
The muttering in Madrid is that the price is too high. At the start Spurs were supposed to be interested in a world record bid. Madrid were believed to have offered 60m Euros (abour 50m quid) + Coentrao - somewhere close to that record and were hoping for a quick deal.
Then the 100m+ figures started appearing. Even they baulked at that, not for purely financial reasons - their marketing strategy would still see that as viable. Their fans don't want them to go that high, the pressure on Bale would be ridiculous, and now, they've even noticed that it might destabilise the team. After a few experiments, Ancelotti as much as anyone may not be ready to lose Ronaldo or to move him and he may not be keen to risk a major formation overhaul.
If you look at Madrid's midfield. They've got last year's set - Alonso, Khedira and Ozil. A new set - Modric, Casemiro and Isco. And a couple of spares - Illaramendi and Kaka. Isco, Ozil, Ronaldo plus 1 could be an amazing attack, but is the plus 1 a Bale or a more traditional striker like Benzema (or better) or maybe even Rooney. So the Madrid press are asking, does Madrid really need to spend 120m on spoiling the formation and maybe upsetting the balance in the team?
They also aren't happy with how late it's running. Modric with no real pre-season didn't get going until after Christmas. By Christmas La Liga was over.
In which case Madrid's offer may never get much past the 60m Euros + a player/s.
In other words, for us, it's on!
Or at least not an entirely stupid idea.
edited because the board won't let me write + one!
Fergie has this one lads....
Usually I don't care how much we pay for new players, but 110m? feck right off. I wouldn't include Chicharito in any deal too.
I hope this is BS- for that kind of money we could sign two top CMs, no matter how much they like Catalunya.
I hope this is BS- for that kind of money we could sign two top CMs, no matter how much they like Catalunya.
Opening bid of £26m incoming then.
Fergie has this one lads....
Fergie's half grimace and Bale's grin. What's going on below the frame?
Keep Hernandez, but pay whatever the shit they want for him. My inner muppet is dying and needs to be fed! Spunk it all!
Also, Gareth Bale looks exactly the same in that picture, are we sure it wasn't taken last week?
Also, Gareth Bale looks exactly the same in that picture, are we sure it wasn't taken last week?
Fergie has this one lads....
Exhibit 1 in Daniel Levy's Tapping-up Dossier - 2013 edition?
so is this "embarrasing" for Madrid?
2 very different situations.
Bale should be very gettable, for a club like Real bidding large sums for a Spurs player. Usually this would end one way. Also you would expect the player to have a major interest in moving to one of the worlds biggest clubs. Also Real didnt beat around the bush they threw a ridiculous offer on the table. Even though it looks like they will not get him, they have still added loads of quality this summer including Isco.
Our Fabregas chase was basically the opposite of everything above.
I'm guessing this Bale stuff is leaked by Levy to drive up the pressure on Madrid.
I was not embarrassed by our chase of Fabreagas but I have been left quite confused by it all.
Yeah, well i'm angry and confused.
Either we had plenty of encouragement from the Fabregas 'camp' or Woodward and Moyes are bumbling amateurs.
I think he played us personally.
I think he played us personally.
Bale should cost 60million absolute tops. Sell Rooney for 40million and its only 20million net, which then leaves more than enough for Fellaini.
I'd be very happy with a summers transfers that was Bale + Fellaini - Rooney.
I'd be very happy with a summers transfers that was Bale + Fellaini - Rooney.
Quite possibly, if it comes down to the fact they cannot afford the player after being so bullish.
Yeah but that was the new '3 match ban for Evra' so at least this is different.
You're better than that.
edit: wait, no, my mistake.
edit: wait, no, my mistake.
Good one.
Give them everything! The muppets demand results! Spend all the monies!!
Spend it all. After all its not the muppets money...
Our vengeance for the Fryers' matter
this makes the Fabregas deal look likely!
can't believe anyone is even giving this any serious thought!
can't believe anyone is even giving this any serious thought!
What do you want?
Spend 92.23 million on him and offer to transfer iSparky, Glaston, Hectic and Cina to a Spurs forum of their choice.
Trying to force Madrids hand so we can go for Ronaldo.
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