Bale hasn't always played as far up as Reus though.stony said:Proelia said:Marco Reus: 50 goals & 36 assists in 118 starts. Price - £30m.
Gareth Bale: 43 goals & 31 assists in 136 starts. Price - £86m."
Boom
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?