Lodatz
11 years ago
"Sure.. but you don\'t see so much smoke without any fire. "
Of course you do. How much smoke has there been there for Fabregas going to United, or Lewandowski going to Bayern? You'd have thought there was a whole forest fire, the way the media carry on, and yet there has been not a shred of truth to either of them. C'mon, man.
"there are other stories as well."
Like where? I see only the Daily Fail, Marca and various low-caliber football sites who are all saying that THEY read it on Marca, and the Sun, etc. Where is the report in the Times, Sky Sports, Bild or anything resembling a respectable news source?
If it's true (which I concede it is possible it is), then why ONLY the gutter rags who are reporting it? Where else are you seeing it? Even ESPN are merely quoting Marca. :p
"it doesn\'t seem incomprehensible for them to make such an offer, does it?"
Perhaps not, but again: where is this coming from, and why do the details keep changing every hour?
Because it's some crap that someone made up to sell newspapers and gather website hits. :p
I believe no player is irreplaceable and since Bale himself seems to be unsettled at Spurs, they should sell him. There is a lot Spurs can do with 100 million euros. This offer is ridiculously high, and Levy should think twice before refusing.
Source: http://espnfc.com/news/story/\_/id/1508461/real-madrid-bid-%E2%82%AC100m-unsettled-gareth-bale?cc=5901
Article:
Tottenham Hotspur have yet to respond to Real Madrid’s €100 million bid for Gareth Bale, sources close to the process have told ESPN.
The situation is now at an increasingly tense impasse, with the Wales forward determined to go to the Bernabeu this summer, but Spurs chief executive Daniel Levy is just as strong in his refusal to sell.
Despite reports in the Spanish press being widely dismissed in the UK on Friday, it is understood that Madrid did indeed submit the offer and that Bale has also now made up his mind on leaving.
Aside from his long-held aspiration to play for Real, the 24-year-old feels it is finally time to experience regular football in the Champions League rather than potentially infrequent forays with Spurs.
Sources have also stated that there is now growing tension between Bale’s camp and Levy due to the London club's refusal to even entertain the possibility of a sale. Those close to the player also insist that there are no current negotiations to sign a new contract at White Hart Lane and he actively wants to leave this summer.
When asked about Bale after his side’s 6-0 win over South China, however, Villas-Boas refused to be drawn into a discussion. "I don't want to comment on anything like that," he said. "I cannot speak about anything."
Bale is not expected to play in Tottenham’s friendly against Monaco on August 3.