Gareth Bale

[Joehannes]

Marco Reus: 50 goals & 36 assists in 118 starts. Price - £30m.

Gareth Bale: 43 goals & 31 assists in 136 starts. Price - £86m."

Boom

Bale hasn't always played as far up as Reus though.

Secondly, assists are rarely used when comparing Messi and Ronaldo, so why are they being used with Bale. He's not as good as either, but is that sort of player. He'll win you games with outstanding goals from nothing.

His trajectory not only over the last 12 months but over the last 3 years has been incredible too. Who's to say he can't carry on developing at such a rate until his peak?

 

[NQCitizen]

Marco Reus: 50 goals & 36 assists in 118 starts. Price - £30m.

Gareth Bale: 43 goals & 31 assists in 136 starts. Price - £86m."

This is a point I tried to make a few pages ago. All Bale can physically offer is goals, assists and marketing value and it seems he is being priced levels ahead of his equals. Barca have snapped up much better bet for 40m, same for Bayern.

Or, maybe, just maybe, he's better than our resident experts think he is.

Subjectively sure, but tangibly what more does he offer Madrid? Teams don't win things on admiration alone.

 

[Skilly McRailnob]

where is the £30m price for Reus coming from?

 

[chris85mcfc]

where is the £30m price for Reus coming from?

Was thinking that myself. Not a chance you would get him for anything less than £40M now. And next summer it will probably have increased. Fantastic player.

 

[decmancity]

He has a release clause that can be activated next summer. I think it is 35m euros so about £30m.

 

[blink922]

where is the £30m price for Reus coming from?

30 or 35m (forget which) release clause can be activated next summer according to various reports.


EDIT: ^ wizard

 

[chris85mcfc]

He has a release clause that can be activated next summer. I think it is 35m euros so about £30m.

Seems strange then that nobody has tested the water this summer.

 

[decmancity]

He has a release clause that can be activated next summer. I think it is 35m euros so about £30m.

Seems strange then that nobody has tested the water this summer.

Privately many clubs may well have.

Think about the teams that you would assume he would go to though to make it worthwhile leaving Dortmund. It isn't a very big list and two of the major teams in Barca and Real have or look likely to sign a player for a huge fee and be a key part of their team already.

 

[Bob Hope]

where is the £30m price for Reus coming from?

Was thinking that myself. Not a chance you would get him for anything less than £40M now. And next summer it will probably have increased. Fantastic player.

i think it's is buyout clause, comes into effect end of next season.

 

[samharris]

He has a release clause that can be activated next summer. I think it is 35m euros so about £30m.

who.. Bale??