Gareth Bale

[metalblue]

If Bale was available for £20mill down and the rest on the drip the queue of clubs wanting to buy him would stretch round White Hart Lane several times. This is another Real style transfer MO, unsettle the player by publicly saying they want to sign him for a ridiculous figure and then try and get him on the cheap( relatively) because the player is angling for a move there. The selling cub either have to hang on to an unsettled player or agree to Real's terms. It stinks, but of course being the mighty Real they can get away with it.

I'm pretty sure that's how it often works for foreign transfer in or out, the buying club pay the fee over the length of the contract given to the player. For transfer between english clubs you pay for it in a maximum of 2 payments, the first on signing and the second 12months later.

 

[inchy14]

It's bugging me as well, no doubt he is a good player but he is not one of the best in the world by a long shot

I"ve said it before and I'll say it again, Bale is just typical, talented British speed merchant and nothing more than a £30m-£35m player tops.

Madrid are fucking nut's to pay more than that. And finally, why is no-one accusing the great Real of ruining football? Now if it was Manchester City.........

Hahaha. Can't understand why Madrid would overpay for a typical talented British speed merchant? Perhaps that would be because he's not.

I'm still waiting for you to explain why he's world class.......

Fast strong direct, technically not great, won fuck all and hasn't managed to drag spurs into the top 4.

£30-£40 million tops imo, if Real pay this they're insane.....

 

[ForzaMancini]

I"ve said it before and I'll say it again, Bale is just typical, talented British speed merchant and nothing more than a £30m-£35m player tops.

Madrid are fucking nut's to pay more than that. And finally, why is no-one accusing the great Real of ruining football? Now if it was Manchester City.........

Hahaha. Can't understand why Madrid would overpay for a typical talented British speed merchant? Perhaps that would be because he's not.

I'm still waiting for you to explain why he's world class.......

Fast strong direct, technically not great, won fuck all and hasn't managed to drag spurs into the top 4.

£30-£40 million tops imo, if Real pay this they're insane.....

Bale may not be worth the money Madrid are apparently going to pay but I find it hard to believe anyone could deny the fact he is a world class player. He has the potential to be a 40 goal a season player and to be honest, if we could sign him for £80 million, as over priced as it is, I'd be delighted if we did.

 

[inchy14]

Hahaha. Can't understand why Madrid would overpay for a typical talented British speed merchant? Perhaps that would be because he's not.

I'm still waiting for you to explain why he's world class.......

Fast strong direct, technically not great, won fuck all and hasn't managed to drag spurs into the top 4.

£30-£40 million tops imo, if Real pay this they're insane.....

Bale may not be worth the money Madrid are apparently going to pay but I find it hard to believe anyone could deny the fact he is a world class player. He has the potential to be a 40 goal a season player and to be honest, if we could sign him for £80 million, as over priced as it is, I'd be delighted if we did.

1 good season followed by a very good season and he's suddenly the most expensive player in the world.

Sorry but that's utter bollocks.

Plenty of players have the potential to be world class and very few achieve it.

If you picked a world team/squad, would he be in it?

I doubt it, certainly not in mine.

 

[Dribble]

Hahaha. Can't understand why Madrid would overpay for a typical talented British speed merchant? Perhaps that would be because he's not.

I'm still waiting for you to explain why he's world class.......

Fast strong direct, technically not great, won fuck all and hasn't managed to drag spurs into the top 4.

£30-£40 million tops imo, if Real pay this they're insane.....

Bale may not be worth the money Madrid are apparently going to pay but I find it hard to believe anyone could deny the fact he is a world class player. He has the potential to be a 40 goal a season player and to be honest, if we could sign him for £80 million, as over priced as it is, I'd be delighted if we did.

World-Class is a term used too lightly IMHO. Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Goater, the pretend Ronaldo, Maradonna, Pele, Zidane, Cryuff, Xavi, Iniesta and players of that ilk are world-class.

Below that come international class where players like, Batistuta, Figo, Rossi, Baggio, Roberto Carlos, Henry, Van Nistlerooy, Shearer, Gerard, Yaya, Aguero, Suarez, RVP, Rooney, Eto'o, Tevez, Fabregas, Bergkamp, Scholes etc.

Then below that we get Champions league rated and on current form and with what he's achieved so far this is where I'd place Bale at best. In here you'd get Lampard, Terry, Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand etc.......

I'm not saying Bale can't and won't improve, but no way is he up there after one very good season. the aforementioned players have proved over time that they are up there and Bale still has a lot to prove in my book.

 

[blueinsa]

Ridiculous money for a very good but nowhere near, world class player.

Spuds should rip Madrids arm off and laugh all the way to the bank.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Bale is a rally good player, but does not have the X factor to make him worth anything like £100M. Madrid should see sense, fuck Levy off and leave spurs with a pissed off player who they have to keep and motivate (or sell to the next highest bidder at a more realistic £50M)

 

[Rammyblues]

Good to see we are not ruining football.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

His value must be affected by how ugly he is. He'd be so much more marketable if he didn't look like a chimp.

 

[LoveCity]

Good to see we are not ruining football.

Top earning players (net) in the world according to Marca (assuming Ronaldo signs this new deal). Where are the destroyers of football tradition and soul on this list?

Eto'o 20 M
C.Ronaldo 17 M
Messi 16 M
Neymar 15 M
Ibra 14,5 M
Falcao 14 M
Rooney 13,8 M