Official: Bale signs for Madrid

According to Sky Italia Tottenham's Franco Baldini is in Spain to complete the £93million deal of Gareth Bale.

£93m for bale? Crazy. Fair play to Spurs getting a fee like that. I personally believe he is worth no more than £50m.

Worth every penny.

absolute monster.

BALE BALE BALE BALE BALE.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Worth every penny.

absolute monster.

BALE BALE BALE BALE BALE.

You talk some shit.

Boggersbelief wrote:

Hipster_Nebula wrote:Worth every penny.

absolute monster.

BALE BALE BALE BALE BALE.

You talk some shit.

In your opinion...

Real Madrid agree with me.

You think he's on the same level as some of the greats like Zidane, Figo, Ronaldinho?

He's definitely not worth more than Ronaldo

Honestly i think he has the ability to be as good as Ronaldo.

but no he isn't there yet.

93 million is obviously inflated but if he reaches his peak....

The other players mentioned, no not there yet.

I just don't think he has the ability to be as good as those mentioned, still a very good player though

He is probably the best athlete in the game at the minute, but nowhere near the best footballer.

Tottenham have a great deal here, take the money and run.

Gareth Bale has agreed personal terms at Real Madrid ahead of his world-record move from Tottenham.

However, the Spanish giants are still in discussions over the fee for the 24-year-old forward, with a bid of £86m already submitted to Spurs.

"While talks in Madrid took some days, this was always a formality," says BBC chief sports correspondent Dan Roan.

"The agreement over personal terms has no bearing on the timing of the actual transfer being announced."

In addition to the world-record offer, which would eclipse the £80m Real paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, the Bernabeu club have also submitted an alternative bid of close to £70m, which would be a one-off payment for the Wales international.

"The conclusion of talks over personal terms is separate from negotiations between Real Madrid and Spurs regarding the amount and structuring of a transfer fee," Roan added.

"All that remains now is for Spurs to formally accept Real Madrid's offer and to agree on simultaneous announcements."

Bale, who joined Spurs in a £10m deal from Southampton in 2007, was named player of the year by both the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers last season after scoring 26 goals for the White Hart Lane side.

He has been linked with a move to Real all summer, with Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas saying on Wednesday the transfer "could happen very, very soon".

The north London club have been active in the transfer window themselves, with six international players signed for a total outlay understood to be more than £90m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23899821

According to Sky Sports, Spurs are making them wait until after the Arsenal game for some reason.

He's a good player but I still expect to see him back in the premier league in about 3 years.

Too lightweight.

aaron_bwfc wrote:According to Sky Sports, Spurs are making them wait until after the Arsenal game for some reason.

It just said on SSN that Spurs don't want the Real Madrid rejects to then be sold to Arsenal and therefore could play against them.

Good player, but no footballer is worth that kind of money!

Real like to flash the cash to let the world know what a big club they are. Easy pickings IMO.

The world has gone mad. That kind of money could provide food and warm clothing for a family of four in Bolton for at least twelve months.

Tottenham and Real Madrid have confirmed that a deal has been completed for the transfer of Gareth Bale to the Spanish side.

The long-running transfer saga has ended with Real capturing the Welsh international winger for what is believed to be a world record fee.

Madrid say Bale will sign a six-year contract, pending the completion of a medical, and it is believed he will cost them 100m euros (£85.3m).

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/8901865/transfer-news-gareth-bale-has-completed-his-move-from-spurs-to-real-madrid

If they can get him playing like he was at Spurs him and Ronaldo will be incredible to watch.

Could just as easily upset the balance though, and given he's had no pre season I doubt he'll come flying out of the blocks. Could well end up the most expensive flop in history.

Bale and Ronaldo won't be playing in the same team