Bale

Hatch99

Bring him in asap and tear up his contract.
Make him the best paid player in the clubs history.
He is the future of the club...hopefully.

PogMoThoin

He's the heart of every single attack we make, I'm only dreading He'll get poached if We don't win anything

Jmcc001

your dam right money should be no object in keeping him dont forget he is only 21:eek:

its time to spend like the big boys and keep our best players in all fairness with him, luca , vdv , lennon , ect we should have no problem getting top class players in

WHL

If we qualify from the group, he definitely won't move in January - he would be cup-tied for the CL so it wouldn't make any sense

He also strikes me as a guy that genuinely loves the game and just wants to be happy where he is. With the hero worship that he (rightfully) gets, we might have a chance

scudzilla

If he were to go either in January or next summer, what price would you guys put on him?

I'm a Utd fan and think that a P/X deal of 25mill (STG) & Carrick would get him

abouttobebanned

Scud...I'm a man utd fan..and that's an insult. (to spurs)

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

scudzilla wrote: »

If he were to go either in January or next summer, what price would you guys put on him?

I'm a Utd fan and think that a P/X deal of 25mill (STG) & Carrick would get him

:eek: Not a penny under 45 million. And yeh can leave yer rubbish players out of it.

marty2002

scudzilla wrote: »

If he were to go either in January or next summer, what price would you guys put on him?

I'm a Utd fan and think that a P/X deal of 25mill (STG) & Carrick would get him

emmm, no it wouldnt.

marty2002

In fact im gonna post again and say no where near, my friend.

markesmith

VdV is class, but great to see the boy Bale in action. He's something else! :cool:

KingdomYid

scudzilla wrote: »

If he were to go either in January or next summer, what price would you guys put on him?

I'm a Utd fan and think that a P/X deal of 25mill (STG) & Carrick would get him[/QUOTE

Where are united going to get all this money from anyway, Spurs have more spending power than them right now. Only club who could afford him would be City, but this kid is a good kid and i reckon he knows where he is loved and appreciated and is truly a star player.

mickman

bale wont go anywhere in january. he will want to see out this year at spurs but next summer is very dangerous for us. all the european clubs will be in with huge money offers. levy will be watering at the mouth but its possible that if given the choice bale wont want to leave england as he really is just a home boy who loves english football. he would be too lonely in italy / spain

sure when harry gave him a few days off he went back to cardiff to see his mum and dad. none of this dubai 7 star hotel stuff and being in front page of the sun for being pissed etc

he is ryan giggs except he already has the discipline that giggs has now

ziedth

I don't think he'll go in January TBH he would be mad to even consider it. However, come the summer IMHO he's out of here, our only hope is like what's been said is to break the bank and pay him insane money.

You wouldn't know though two world class performances against one of the worlds beat teams he must be happy at least.

A decent run in Europe and a top 4 or even 5/6 going the distance he might stay on.

In any event u wouldn't take a penny under 50m

Bodie Doyle

Does anyone know what kind of money Bale is on at the moment?

I know he only signed a new contract a few months ago but I have no idea if he is up there with the high earners.

markesmith

Bodie Doyle wrote: »

Does anyone know what kind of money Bale is on at the moment?

With the wage cap we have, I'd say he's on no more than €40-€50k a week. Could be wrong though

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

markesmith wrote: »

With the wage cap we have, I'd say he's on no more than €40-€50k a week. Could be wrong though

I'm fairly sure its around 50k.

Undercover

The boy seems very down to earth and I believe that as along as we keep progressing he won't be rocking the boat any time soon. Doesn't seem like the sort to go chasing the money. A footballer to be proud of!

fabvinny

get him to sign a new contract,with a buy out clause of at least 50-60 million!!!

Cianan2

fabvinny wrote: »

get him to sign a new contract,with a buy out clause of at least 50-60 million!!!

Are you mad? That means we would be willing to let him go, I wouldn't have any buyout clause in the contract whatsoever!! Otherwise as soon as its signed, whoever wants him can get him for 50mil, whereas other case scenario being if we were to let him go at least let a bidding war ensue!

Kiith

Staying till 2014? Here's hoping...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9156848.stm

larry1

http://www.youtube.com/user/ravishjaggi#p/a/u/1/Pp0ZUdopxjY

mickman

THFC wrote: »

I'm fairly sure its around 50k.

read the other day that he is on 30k basic with goal bonuses etc

larry1

A couple of classic Bale moments from Inter game

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

mickman wrote: »

read the other day that he is on 30k basic with goal bonuses etc

I actually heard that too somewhere, but then a few days ago I was reading something on BBC I think and it said 55k a week since his last contract. I'll try and get a link the next time I see something.

Queen-Mise

As a lukewarm football fan - I am adoring Gareth Bale. I am watching Spurs matches to see what he does next. I am addicted to those runs he makes up the pitch. Does he not realise he is meant to be a defender rather than a striker !!!!! It is good to see him play so well.



The worse part of it is, I lukewarmly support a rival club.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b7Pfs

Surprise inclusion, nice to see him get it all the same.

wellboys

This young lad has he world at his feet at the moment.. But if Sours keep playing the attacking football and keep progressing.. Bale will stay. Every goal he scores he celebrates with the aul love heart! He loves Spurs and Spurs love him!

L'prof

THFC wrote: »

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b7Pfs

Surprise inclusion, nice to see him get it all the same.

Strange putting him down as a left back though since he's not great there!

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

L'prof wrote: »

Strange putting him down as a left back though since he's not great there!

Ya, it was more about accomodating him I'd say. It would be very hard to take some one else out.

L'prof

THFC wrote: »

Ya, it was more about accomodating him I'd say. It would be very hard to take some one else out.

You couldn't take anyone else out, surely there's a better left back around though? Not that it really matters either way!

kakee

From Sky Sports

Gareth Bale's Italian agent insists three Serie A outfits are interested in signing the Spurs ace - but only Real Madrid could land him in January.
The Welsh wizard's stock has risen considerably this season after a number of scintillating displays, including a hat-trick against Inter Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza.
Agent Peppino Tirri says Juventus,AC Milan and Inter - as well as Real Madrid - are interested in the 21-year-old.
But, while he believes 'there are high chances' Bale will move to Italy one day, Tirri does not think a deal will be done in January.
Confirm interest

The agent told ilsussidiario.net: "I confirm the interest of Juventus for Bale, the Bianconeri are trying to bring him to Italy but not in January, in June.
"AC Milan and Inter Milan too have shown interest in the Welsh player, partly because he would like to play in Italy in the near future. There are high chances that it can happen.
"Also, Real Madrid are seriously trying, (Jose) Mourinho has his eye on him and the Spanish club would be the only one who can take Bale in January."
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has previously stated Bale is not for sale as the Londoners push for glory in both the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.

Hatch99

Not a hope of him leaving in Jan, although if we dont get top 4 this season, he might be tempted in the summer. I didn't know his agent was Italian.

Hatch99

Just thinking to myself, his contract runs until 2014, so if he is still with us come the summer of 2012, and he wont sign another contract, you'd nearly have to sell him wouldn't you. That's a lot of if's I know

everdead.ie

Hatch99 wrote: »

Just thinking to myself, his contract runs until 2014, so if he is still with us come the summer of 2012, and he wont sign another contract, you'd nearly have to sell him wouldn't you. That's a lot of if's I know

Let's hope we can win some trophies over the next couple of years and make him want to stay

kakee

See Mancini has been talking Bale up today. Would be a better option for City than Barry or Johnson so there may be a bid in the summer.

DubPerryman

Another good performance from Bale yesterday. He is such a threat and 'out-ball' - he relieves pressure on our defence by offering an out let constantly. My only concern is, and someone mentioned this yesterday, we are becoming quite dependent on him.

I think we well get next season with him, though my outlook is quite bleak beyond that. We'll have to start looking for replacements by this time next year. Though if he keeps playing the way he's playing we should be easily able to get the £50-60m being suggested.

SuprSi

I actually think that he could be the answer to our striking problems. We now have Holtby, and although he primarily plays in behind the striker, that's where Bale could play. Stick Holtby on the left, where he has played quite a bit, Ade up front and Bale in behind him. I know we'd miss out on his crosses, but we're hardly converting them as it is and at least with him through the middle he'd have a few more chances on goal.

Also, it's likely he'd be heavily marked in the middle, leaving the wings less marked. I could imagine AVB looking at a good left winger in the summer and moving Bale into the middle.

DubPerryman

SuprSi wrote: »

I actually think that he could be the answer to our striking problems. We now have Holtby, and although he primarily plays in behind the striker, that's where Bale could play. Stick Holtby on the left, where he has played quite a bit, Ade up front and Bale in behind him. I know we'd miss out on his crosses, but we're hardly converting them as it is and at least with him through the middle he'd have a few more chances on goal.

Also, it's likely he'd be heavily marked in the middle, leaving the wings less marked. I could imagine AVB looking at a good left winger in the summer and moving Bale into the middle.

I'd be very much interested in giving this a go. I think Adebayor and Bale have a decent friendship off the pitch and I think they could develop a good partnership on the pitch.

I think anybody playing with Bale will get a few extra goals as he's able to stretch defences... so a move inside could really help Adebayor's confidence.

golfball37

As an aside is anyone else getting worried about the treatment Bale is receiving from opposing players these days?

Yesterday he was the victim of at least three assaults from what I could see. The ref having issued a red card was reticent to issue another and GB fair play to him just got up everytime, except for the time he got a split lip.

If referees don't protect players then what are they for?

ziedth

I was looking at him yesterday and I could help thinking of how Henry started in midfield and how he was moved to the position he became so known for at around the age Bale is now.

His highlights on MOTD in the central position last night make me think SpurSi could be onto something

mickman

ziedth wrote: »

I was looking at him yesterday and I could help thinking of how Henry started in midfield and how he was moved to the position he became so known for at around the age Bale is now.

His highlights on MOTD in the central position last night make me think SpurSi could be onto something

dont you mean madrid :-)

Hatch99

DubPerryman wrote: »

. My only concern is, and someone mentioned this yesterday, we are becoming quite dependent on him.

.

I used to think the same, but when you think about it, you can say the same for most good sides, Messi Barca, Ron Madrid, Ibra PSG, RVP United.... if Spurs succeeding this season means we will be over reliant on Bale, I'll still be a happy man.

Antisocialiser

Adrian Durham on Talksport last night describing us as a one man team really gets my blood boiling. Utter twat.

"If that Arsenal team lose out on CL to a one man Spurs team it's a disgrace"

Short memories; RVP dragged them across the line last year. Really special players swing the game in their teams favour at tough times, that's what Gareth has done for us in the last few games.

As for holding on to him; in reality there are about 6 teams that could afford him and about 2 teams that I could see him going to right now. It's likely that PSG and Anzhi would meet the £60m asking price but unlikely he would go there when Barce and Madrid would love to have him.

Whilst I would loathe to lose him, imagine Bale on the left and Cristiano on the right!

Hatch99

Antisocialiser wrote: »

As for holding on to him; in reality there are about 6 teams that could afford him and about 2 teams that I could see him going to right now. It's likely that PSG and Anzhi would meet the £60m asking price but unlikely he would go there when Barce and Madrid would love to have him.

Whilst I would loathe to lose him, imagine Bale on the left and Cristiano on the right!

I think Levy would treat it the same as Modric, as in he wouldn't sell to an English club. He defo wouldn't go to Anzhi, so that leaves the other 3. PSG could be an option, especially if they start to progress in the CL, and the chances are they would pay more than Madrid or Barca. Barca don't normally tend to pay mega money for fellas without including a player exchange. Madrid would be the obvious choice, but would he want to be part of that circus ?

In the ideal world, we qualify for the CL, new stadium kicks off and he decides he would like to be a part of it

PogMoThoin

I think it's already been discussed and perhaps prepared. Spurs have a partnership deal with Real, expect someone in return with cash.

irishmover

Talksport is a bloody awful load of tosh. theyre really quite clueless and biased about everything. The journalism is shocking. It's only good for when they're not serious at all.

It really is one of the worst places to visit for a Spurs supporter as they're incredibly anti spurs.

I've unfollowed anything to do with them on twitter as the trail of rubbish from talksportdrive the past few days threw me over the edge. I mean at one point he claimed Harry Redknapp was the sole reason Bale is as good as he is now. The guy hadnt a clue just how Bales form started! He was almost bloody sold to Nottingham Forest thanks to Redknapp...

Sorry little bit of a rant but talksport is more like talk****e...

DubPerryman

Hatch99 wrote: »

I used to think the same, but when you think about it, you can say the same for most good sides, Messi Barca, Ron Madrid, Ibra PSG, RVP United.... if Spurs succeeding this season means we will be over reliant on Bale, I'll still be a happy man.

Fair point.

I really hope he stays on for one more season... obviously, we'd need to be in the Champions League.

With AVB in control and the new TV money (£40m) plus the CL money (£40m) we could put together a very strong team. Maybe he'd stay for a few more seasons...

irishmover

Not to mention the world class training facilities...

As ever securing a top 4 finish is crucial.

These articles about Bale going to he sold from Goal.com and talk****e are just from people wanting to uphease him during an important period of the season. Adrian Durham is an Arsenal fan so yeh...

everdead.ie

Talksport is hilarious these were the guys who predicted HArry would take QPR to finish above us this season.

These are the guys who think Andy Carroll > Ade.

Wouldn't lose a shed of sleep over what they think it's all about keeping the listener numbers up and Spurs fans fall for it hook line and sinker.

MrKingsley

I dont think theres any chance well be losing him this summer.

There will be loads of speculation of course but suitors will be hoping Levy is talking crap when he asks for 70 million.

And then they realise that hes being serious and doing similar with berbatov and modric with his pricetag

golfball37

I wonder would Luka come back to us as part of any deal in 2014?