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Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid for £76m as last resort

THE Daily Bale: Anorak’s look at Spurs star Gareth Bale in the news:

Daily MailParis St Germain will outbid Real Madrid’s £85m.

Marca: “Florentino Pérez to personally negotiate Real’s Bale-out”

The chances of Gareth Bale becoming Real Madrid’s latest ‘Galáctico’ hinge on Florentino Pérez. The ‘Los Blancos’ president believes that the club is the promised land for the top players and knows that there is no hotter property on the market right now than the Welsh wizard.

For this reason, Florentino is going to personally oversee the negotiations to sign the Welshman, as he has done with the rest of the ‘Galácticos’ since he first took up office in 2000.

It’s all about Pérez, who might be surprised to learn that others have a say in the matter. Anyhow, he’s tethered his reputation to getting Bale.

MiuSoccer: “FIFA agent has claims Real Madrid sign £76.5 million Spurs star?”

Bale’s got cheaper and the deal has been done. Do Spurs know?

Daily Star: “REAL MADRID HAVE SIGNED GARETH BALE”

TOTTENHAM star Gareth Bale has SIGNED for Real Madrid for £76.5m, a self-proclaimed FIFA agent has claimed

But the Spanish ‘agent’ Francois Gallardo has been dismissed as a fantasist and an attention-seeker by internet critics.

Grrr! Those internet critics. What do they know. They’re only guessing. Leave it to the newspaper experts to get to the truth.

iSportsTimes:

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has claimed that Gareth Bale is as good at football as Rafael Nadal is at tennis, suggesting that his club will pay top-dollar for the player.

Madrid always want the best. Tottenham is a very amicable club, but first we must see who our new coach will be and after that we will begin to arrange our new squad,” Perez told Marca. “I think the same as if we were to have a tennis team and Rafael Nadal asked me for these millions. For players like this – the investment they generate you and the revenue they produce, you can give everything to try and get them.”

Madrid don’t have a tennis team.

And is Bale taking the theme park shilling?

The Sun:

The Spurs ace took his mind off the ceaseless gossip surrounding his future by indulging his inner adrenaline junkie at a Tampa, Florida, theme park. Welsh international Bale, 23, didn’t look in the least bit intimated after boarding Busch Gardens’ newest multiple launch coaster Cheetah Hunt.

At one point Bale juggled a ball at the Universal Orlando Resort.

The Haringey Advertiser:

He has helped me in all aspects of my game,” said Bale, who looks increasingly likely to stay at Spurs despite interest from a number of Europe’s leading clubs.

“In training we have been working on things that I can do in games, and in matches he has given me the confidence to do what I want and do what I do best, which is a massive thing for a player.

“Everyone was excited about him coming in. He is a young manager and he has got a great past at Porto. Maybe not so much at Chelsea but, given time like he was last season, he has shown what a good manger he is. It has been a very exciting time for the club.

“He has tried his new tactics, his new style of play with us. Sometimes it does take a bit of time just to get used to it, and at the start of the season I think that was a bit difficult. But we adapted and got stronger and stronger.”

More speculation on Bale pretty much every day…

Posted: 13th, June 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (3)


Spurs: Andre Villas-Boas takes Gareth Bale with him to PSG (say tabloids)

ONE reason for Gareth Bale’s reluctance to leave Spurs for Real Madrid is said to be his respect and love for Andre Villas-Boas. Well, now the Sun, Mirror and Mail all lead with news that Tottenham’s Portuguese manager is admired by Paris Saint-Germain. Three newspaper lead with a story abed on not a single fact or named source.

The Sun says PSG have sent out an “SOS” to Villas-Boas.

The Sun says that PSG missed out on former Chelsea boss Gus Hiddink so they are now chasing former Chelsea boss Villas-Boas. He would replace former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, whose leaving PSG for Real Madrid.

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Posted: 12th, June 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


Real Madrid set about tapping up Spurs star Gareth Bale

THE DAILY Bale:  a look at the Tottenham Hotspur striker in the news. Is the Welshman on his way to Real Madrid?

The Sun:

REAL MADRID last night confirmed they will not baulk if Tottenham demand £85million for Gareth Bale. President Florentino Perez has smashed the world transfer record four times to bring in Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Posted: 11th, June 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


Gareth Bale: Real Madrid vie with 4 other clubs for Spurs striker’s signature

THE DAILY Bale – Anorak’s at-a-glane look at Spurs striker Gareth Bale in the news:

National Turk: “All the world’s is talking Real Madrid £80m transfer bid for Gareth Bale, but Welshman wants to play for Manchester United.”

Number of words in the story about what Bale wants? None.

 

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Posted: 10th, June 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (3)


Gareth Bale: Now worth £100m the Spurs star snubs Real Madrid for the USA

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BY now you’ll be wondering what Gareth Bale, the Tottenham Hotspur star, has been up to since the Premier League season ended. How are the heart fingers? How’s the pool? How’s the contract coming along?

Having reported that that Bale is ready to sign a £1300,000 / £200,000 deal to keep the “£50m” player at Spurs, the sports media has more facts. We’ve rounded them up:

June 1

Telegraph: “Tottenham Hotspur will tell Gareth Bale he is not for sale to Real Madrid at any price – Tottenham Hotspur will tell Gareth Bale that he is not for sale at any price when the Wales international returns from holiday in the United States. Real Madrid are urging Bale to submit a transfer request to try and push through a £60 million deal.”

 

 

June 2

Daily Mail: “Real Madrid plan £85m Bale swoop as they line-up Spurs star as replacement for Chelsea and United target RonaldoThe astronomical fee would be almost impossible for Spurs to refuse with Bernabeu chief Florentino Perez pinpointing the Wales superstar as his prime target.”

 

June 5

SoccerLens.com: “If Bale goes for £100m, how will Tottenham spend it?”

National Turk: “Manchester United Transfer:Glazer family made offer £70m for Gareth Bale”

 

June 6

Daily Express: “QPR manager Harry Redknapp has unequivocally stated that Gareth Bale is not ready to leave Spurs just yet for Real Madrid.”

Redknapp feels that Bale will stay at Spurs for another year.

“Yeah, I think he will. Gareth won’t want to leave, he’s happy at Tottenham,” Redknapp toldTalksport. “He’s not an over-ambitious lad. He wants to be successful obviously but he’s not someone I can see moving to Real Madrid at this stage in his life.”

 

June 7

Marca.com: “Bale’s Villas-Boas bond puts spanner in Real move”

Real Madrid has hit an unexpected road bump in its big-money bid for Gareth Bale, in the shape of the Tottenham star’s excellent relationship with Spurs boss André Villas-Boas.

The Daily Mirror is carrying the following quotes from the Welshman, who lavished praise upon the coach: “He has helped me in all aspects of my game. In training, we have been working on things that I can do in games and he has given me the confidence to do what I want and do what I do best, which is a massive thing for a player”.

“We have grown as a team all season. I think that helped me individually, and that is why I am able to play so well and get my awards”.

June 8

Web Orange: “Dembele hopes for Bale boost

Mousa Dembele hopes Tottenham Hotspur can prevent Gareth Bale from heading out of White Hart Lane this summer… He told Sky Sports News HD: “He is an unbelievable player, so you never hope that your best player goes. That’s my case as well.”

 

BT90M.com: “An agent has stated that Gareth Bale’s high profile transfer to Real Madrid is already done and dusted”

TalkSport: “Tottenham transfer news: What Spurs could do with the £85m Gareth Bale cash

Following Barcelona’s capture of Neymar, Real will offer Tottenham £85m for Gareth Bale according to Spanish newspaper, AS.

 

June 9

London24: Ex-Spurs favourite admits he can see Tottenham ace Gareth Bale leaving if the price is right

Tottenham favourite Les Ferdinand has admitted that an £80million bid would probably be too good to refuse for Spurs in their bid to keep Gareth Bale.

He told talkSPORT: “I think the club will try everything they can to keep him [Gareth Bale] but, then again, if someone comes in and offers £80million I think everyone is sensible enough to know there is a price for every player. It sends out a good message if you’re able to keep your best players. Last year we saw Luka Modric leave and if Tottenham do the same this year it just sends out the wrong message.”

 

Sports Mole: Zinedine Zidane: ‘Only a world record fee will buy Gareth Bale’

Daily Star: “TIM SHERWOOD: GARETH BALE IS STAYING AT TOTTENHAM”

Bale, 23, is a £60million target for Real Madrid, PSG and ManUnited.

But Sherwood, in charge of Spurs’ youth team, said: “Gareth’s fantastically happy at Tottenham. I see him around the training ground every day. He’s got a good relationship with the manager and loves his team-mates. They show him the respect that he deserves and he gives it back to them. I don’t see him banging the door down trying to get a move. I believe one million per cent he will stay.”

Such are the facts…

Posted: 9th, June 2013 | In: Sports | Comment (1)


10 famous people and good causes Spurs’ Gareth Bale can sue when he owns the love heart hand gesture

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TOTTENHAM Hotspur footballer Gareth Bale wants to make the soppy love heart hand gesture his own. The Spurs star wants to limit the use of your fingers. Anyone pushing their fingers into the form of the heart will be in breach of Bale’s copyright. It’s so utterly pathetic that Bale should be on the receiving end of less controlled gestures. You can take your pick of them here.

The Japanese schoolgirls who have been using the heart sign for years can look over Bale’s application on the IPOwebsite:

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If Bale succeeds it will be big money for him. And it will be interesting to see who he sues for breaching his creation. Here’s Victoria Pendleton showing her love at the London 2012 Olympics!

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The gesture has appeared on advert for the opticians LensCrafters.

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Singer Taylor Swift says he might be the signs inventor:

“At the end of my sophomore year, I left school and went out on a radio tour to play free show after free show … I was an unknown act playing shows night after night, and I was constantly trying out all kinds of different moves to try and get a response from the audience.”

Selena Gomez has also used it.

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And then there’s Show Your Hearts, a cause highlighting a fatal road tragedy:

bale show your hearts

 

And  Usher:

Usher

 

 

Victoria’s Secret:

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Janet Jackson:

Janet Jackson

 

The State of Virginia:

Virginia

 

 

And lots of ravers:

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Brand Bale is looking to cash in.

 

Posted: 23rd, May 2013 | In: Key Posts, Sports | Comments (2)


Gareth Bale watch: £50m Spurs star worth £60m gets £160,000 a week* deal

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IS triple player of the year Gareth Bale leaving Tottenham Hotspur? Let’s see:

Evening Standard: “Exclusive: Gareth Bale signs £130,000-a-week contract with Spurs … but can leave next summer for £50m.”

The Sun: “HORRIBALE – ‘Spurs fear for the future of their Welsh wizard… Andre Villas-Boas insists it is vital his  £60 million-rated prize asset  stays at White Hart Lane…

Daily Mail: “BALE BOMBSHELL – Pay me £200,000 a week to stay, star tells Spurs”

The Guardian: “Gareth Bale to sign new Tottenham contract worth £150,000 a week

No article contains a single word from the player or his agents. (* £160k is the average weekly wage.)

Posted: 21st, May 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


Tottenham’s Gareth Bale needs to ‘clean up his act’ if he want to be like Liverpool’s Luis Suarez

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IS John Aldridge, formerly of Liverpool FC, biased? His latest article for the Liverpool Post tells readers:

LIVERPOOL FC’S thrashing of Newcastle United has to be the result of the season across the Premier League.

In terms of goals, the thrashing would have to be Chelsea’s 8-0 win over Aston Villa. It terms of catharsis, we’d go for Tottenham’s 2-3 win away at Manchester United,the Londoners first win at Old Trafford for 23 years.

What does Aldridge say about the decios to award the player of the year gong to Spurs’ Gareth Bale?

“It was no surprise that Suarez didn’t win the PFA award after what’s gone on but he would have been my pick ahead of Gareth Bale. Some will say I’m biased, but over the course of the season I believe Suarez has been the best player. Bale is a brilliant talent and I’d love to have him at Liverpool but he’s also one of the biggest cheats. Suarez stopped diving and now the PFA Player of the Year needs to do the same and clean up his act.”

Some might say….

Posted: 3rd, May 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


Spurs’ Gareth Bale teaches Liverpool’s dumb foreigner Luis Suarez the Great British dive

suarez cheat

WHEN Tottenham Hotspur’s star Gareth Bale earned a yellow card for a dive against Inter Milan, he protested his innocence. He is no Luis Suarez. The Liverpool striker admitted that he had dived to win a penalty at Stoke.

The dye was cast. Luis Suarez is a cheat. He’s such a massive cheat that the Sun called him “Armstrong MKII”. Not in reference to gravity-defying Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, rather Lance Armstrong, that cheat of cheats.

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Posted: 9th, March 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (7)


Spurs v Arsenal: No need for bananas – Gareth Bale had his ears pinned back?

WHO threw a banana at Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale during the North London derby with Arsenal?

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Posted: 4th, March 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


Tottenham Hotspur revealed: the secret of Gareth Bale’s lightning pace is…

ADVERT or story? The Daily Mail introduces its readers to the secret of Tottenham Hotspur’s star Gareth Bale’s success: socks.

Working in a similar way to a golf glove, the socks have distinctive rectangular, non-slip patches on the outside and inside, which help to stabilise the foot inside the sock and the sock against the boot, allowing the wearer to push off with optimal power so less energy is wasted.

For a player like Bale, whose game is based on lightning pace and, increasingly, the ability to hit powerful shots and free-kicks from distance, this is particularly important.

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Posted: 1st, March 2013 | In: Sports | Comment


Tottenham: Gareth Bale and AVB owe nothing to tabloid favourite Harry Redknapp?

TOTTENHAM’S Welsh wizard Gareth Bale is over the sports news. The club’s manger, Andrew Villas-Boas, has given Bale a freer role. Credit due for that. But what about Harry Redknapp’s role in Bales’s career? Sami Mokbel tells Daily Mail readers:

“Former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp’s influence on Bale’s career is undeniable. Taking a player who was widely recognised as a left back and transforming him into one of the most feared wingers on the planet is something Redknapp should reflect on with immense pride when he retires to his Sandbanks residence.”

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Posted: 27th, February 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (2)


Spurs: Andre Villas Boas and Gareth Bale owe it all to Harry Redknapp?

HOW much does Spurs wonderboyo Gareth Bale owe Harry Redknapp? Bale is having a fantastic season. He’s a match winner whose getting better. Redknapp didn’t sign him for Spurs from his old club Southampton (corrected). Martin Jol did. Adrian Durham tells Daily Mail readers:

“There are some Spurs fans who refuse to credit Harry Redknapp. Instead they point to Harry’s alleged wish to send Bale out on loan.”

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Posted: 9th, February 2013 | In: Sports | Comments (11)


Cynical Barcelona Begin The Long Job Of Tapping Up Spurs Gareth Bale

IS Spurs winger Gareth Bale off to Barcelona? Not yet. But already the club are tap-tap-tapping him up. Here’s president Sandro Rosell.

“I do not know if Bale interests us,” Rosell told Al Jazeera. “If I did, I would not say, because his price would go up. [Tottenham] would not ask for €40million [£33.2m], but €50m [£42.8m]. In any case, even if we wanted him, we would never pay €40m for him.”

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Posted: 15th, November 2011 | In: Sports | Comments (3)


Gareth Bale’s Inter Milan Goals For Spurs Are Now Beautiful Animation

GARETH Bales’ goals for Spurs against Inter Milan have been turned into a beautiful piece of animation by animator Richard Swarbrick. Football has the power:

Posted: 15th, March 2011 | In: Sports | Comment