(Newswire.net — August 06, 2013) Carlisle, CU — Reports in Spain however suggest a world record over $132m just over £86m (some reports suggest a fee of around a £105m) pounds. The deal is close to being tied up for the Tottenham Star, Bale is desperate for Spurs to allow him to leave for the Spanish soccer giants , Spurs boss Villas-Boas continues to maintain that Bale is not for sale at any price and has also publicly criticized Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti of making it public knowledge that the two clubs have spoken about Bale joining him at the Bernabeu.
“I think the rumors that anything is imminent are not true,” Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas said. “We’ve allowed ourselves conversations with Real Madrid, confirmed by their coach, I think, wrongly, but the only thing we’ve communicated is that the player is our player and not for sale.”
Bale has made it clear that he wants to leave and he was missing during a friendly game against Monaco over the weekend. Spurs will find it difficult to keep Bale as they cannot offer him Champions League Soccer as they finished 5th in the Premier league which is only good enough for qualification to the Europa League. With bale being touted as one of the best players in the world alongside Ronaldo and Messi, He will want to play in the best competitions, Alongside some of the greatest players in the world, At one of the greatest teams in the world.
This is a huge world record amount for a soccer player but Tottenham owner Daniel Levy is a very tough negotiator and might feel he can get a bit more out of Real Madrid owner Florentino Pérez, With cash and a Real Madrid player exchange a possibility. Real Madrid also holds the current world record for a transfer fee and that was for Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for a fee around $120m (£80m) back in 2009.
Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas, was asked whether he thought Carlo Ancelotti was wrong to reveal in public that the two clubs had held talks about Bale “I think so, in my opinion. Carlo is a person I appreciate a lot and we have great respect for each other but, bearing in mind this situation, they have decided to make it public. Normally in situations like this in England it is scrutinized by the [Football Association] with lots of care and attention. We have seen lots of people speak about a player that is not theirs and we are due some respect.
“There are conversations because there is big, big respect between the clubs, bearing in mind the transfer last year [of Modric] and the agreement last year of goodwill between the clubs. At the moment we are following from those instructions.
“But of the player, bearing in mind the investment you have seen at Tottenham recently, he is a player who is decisive for us. We are building a very strong team and we are building for a future with Gareth.
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