malg
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£85m........?
TexasBlueMoon said:Is this for real?
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Manchester United ‘on cusp of completing Gareth Bale transfer from Real Madrid’
Gareth Bale to Manchester United is almost a done deal, according to the Sunday Express journalist John Richardson.
Speaking on MUTV ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Juventus, Richardson claimed that the transfer is all but completed, with Bale’s treatment at the hands of the Madrid fans alleged to be the driving force behind the move.
‘I think it’s almost a done deal to be honest,’ he said.
‘I know somebody very close to Gareth Bale and the public are not hearing the real thing.
‘He’s very unhappy there and he’s unhappy with his treatment.’
Richardson’s claim was backed up by Telegraph journalist Mark Ogden, who agreed that a move is on the cards.
‘If I was a betting man and I had £50 spare to put on where he [Bale] would go, I think he’d end up here this summer,’ he said.
‘I’ve just got this feeling that United want him, they’ve got the money to do it.
‘Bale’s domestic situation is that his girlfriend and his daughter are living back in the UK, and he doesn’t speak the language.’
The former Tottenham man’s arrival at Old Trafford would mark a serious statement of intent from Louis van Gaal, who has already secured his first summer signing in the form of Memphis Depay.
Any deal for Bale would likely cost at least £80million, but that fee is likely to be within United’s reach as they prepare to reap the financial benefits of their record-breaking kit deal with Adidas.
Jack Wills said:I just don't get the love for Isco on here, he looks pretty average to be honest. Not shit by any means, but nowhere near Bale level, or players like Reus, Robben, James Rodriguez, even Sterling.
Bale would be fantastic for us, we should do whatever it takes to sign him. If he went to rags or Chelsea it'd be disastrous for us unless we spent about £200 million improving the first team. He's low on confidence and off form right now, but he's quality and would show it again in our league.