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[ConfusingJazz]

Paid for by the European Union through the back door.

With the Spanish economy in trouble and lots of people unemployed, they the club which has a social function pays that kind of money? lol

Real Madrid is the Spanish Government?

 

[Showaddy]

If Southampton hadnt got rid of their sell-on clause, they would have got £21.5m out of that deal.

Daniel Levy paid it off with £3 million a few years ago apparently.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Real Madrid is the Spanish Government?

Basically.

 

[ChimpanzeeThat]

Very clever on Spurs' part. People don't seem to realise that Bale's fee represents the outlay for their future plans, they put a lot of eggs in the Bale basket with regards to becoming a Champions League club but it hasn't really worked out. If they had bought Soldado 12 months ago things could have been a bit different.

OH WELL LOL.

 

[D_prOdigy]

If Southampton hadnt got rid of their sell-on clause, they would have got £21.5m out of that deal.

Southampton had no choice but to sell off that clause. They were on the brink and in desperate need of cash. It's not really a case of regretting it.

 

[isual]

well, shit.

 

[Broder Salsa]

He's paid in bananas.

 

[NekoFever]

Real Madrid is the Spanish Government?

It's not as blatantly government funded as it was in Franco's days, but it still has a cosy relationship with the government.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22037966

 

[Tecl0n]

He's a great player (and not THAT GREAT) but this is absurd, but i guess this is good for Spurs with all the new signings they got. Maybe we'll have 4 candidates for EPL?

 

[sunnz]

He's paid in bananas.

Absolutely and ridiculously overpriced, but I don't care since Spurs don't have him any-more, so that is great.

50 mil tops.

 

[José Mourinho]

If Bale is worth 85 million then I reckon somebody could pick me up for a cool mil. Silly money and he's no where near worth it.

 

[user8503492]

Meh, I take my MLS and our salary cap that's UNDER 3mil with 3 players per team "off" the books.

Its nice to not know which team is gonna win...even if the league is way lower in quality.

 

[Currygan]

completely expected, those guys at RM are uber idiots

 

[Randdalf]

So when he joins United in a few years time how much will they sell him for?

 

[NekoFever]

Meh, I take my MLS and our salary cap that's UNDER 3mil with 3 players per team "off" the books.

Its nice to not know which team is gonna win...even if the league is way lower in quality.

Hey! It's impossible to predict who will win La Liga

Spoiler

out of Barcelona and Real Madrid

!

 

[NinjaFridge]

How did all this hype and attention around bale come about? Who started all this shit?

 

[Acorn]

Zidane would be valued at 200mil in today's crazy market.

 

[Delicious Waffles]

.

 

[jonnyp]

Sad day for me as a Spurs fan, even more so because I can't stand Real Madrid and have no idea why they even need him.

 

[jdforge]

Farewell Gareth. You can come back to the Lane anyday. (Free transfer)

 

[Lakitu]

Tottenham must be laughing. What a cracking deal for them.

 

[3Sixty]

Southampton had no choice but to sell off that clause. They were on the brink and in desperate need of cash. It's not really a case of regretting it.

Its not hyperbole to say there probably wouldn't be a Southampton without selling that clause off.

 

[RobbieH]

How did all this hype and attention around bale come about? Who started all this shit?

Scored that hat-trick against Milan, won PFA Player of the Year the same season despite scoring 7 and assisting 1 in the league and the hype machine went into overdrive.

 

[mrhGB]

1.2m a month, fuck this world, fuck it deep.

 

[Randdalf]

1.2m a month, fuck this world, fuck it deep.

 

[Kickz]

HALA MADRID

SUCK IT THE REST OF YOU PEASANTS

Spoiler

I kid, I am not a Madrid fan..

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

85m for a lousy left back?

 

[Metalmurphy]

Madness, he's not worth half of it. And I'm not saying that he's a bad player, just that these transfers are so fucking over-bloated.

 

[RobotMafia]

1.2m a month, fuck this world, fuck it deep.

HEY he is really good at kicking a ball. He deserves that money. SPORTS!!!!!!

 

[jonnyp]

Tottenham must be laughing. What a cracking deal for them.

As a Spurs fan I don't think Tottenham are laughing. We've spent 100 mill on new players because Bale wanted to leave and even after that spending our starting eleven looks even less likely to score now than when we had Bale in the team.

 

[Enosh]

I don't get it, granted I don't follow football all that much outside of the euro and world cup, but i have heard and know of most of the big player real and others have paid crazy money to get

this one, I had no idea he existed until this thread, what exactly makes him worth that much money?

 

[jonnyp]

I don't get it, granted I don't follow football all that much outside of the euro and world cup, but i have heard and know of most of the big player real and others have paid crazy money to get

this one, I had no idea he existed until this thread, what exactly makes him worth that much money?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHsIzHLctgI

all his goals last season. He's a match winner.

 

[DukeBobby]

God, I wish the media wouldn't overrate him so much. He's a good player, but nowhere near world class.

 

[mrhGB]

HEY he is really good at kicking a ball. He deserves that money. SPORTS!!!!!!

It just blows my mind, it makes me sick to think he's getting 1.2m a month to kick a ball around when the average salary in this country is £2500. Maybe it's because I don't care about Football, or maybe it's because I'm not completely insane.

 

[Lambda Pie]

I don't get it, granted I don't follow football all that much outside of the euro and world cup, but i have heard and know of most of the big player real and others have paid crazy money to get

this one, I had no idea he existed until this thread, what exactly makes him worth that much money?

he's above average in a shit league, fooled the spaniards.

 

[Bollocks]

The Wales star has agreed a £300,000 per week

As if you even need to think twice about it.

 

[Nesotenso]

Salary caps are a great thing.

 

[RulkezX]

He is dead to me







*unless he comes back in a year or 5

 

[Bo-Locks]

Real Madrid truly are a cancer in the sport, along with oil-rich Arabs, Russian gangsters and leveraged buyouts.

At least the massive amount of money for Ronaldo was sort of understandable, but Bale isn't even in the same class as Ronaldo/Messi. So stupid.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Not even good enough for the English national team.

 

[Raytow]

Salty haters around here, their bitter tears will be delicious come CL.

 

[Arjen]

Fucking insane, and those fucking spurs still pay for Ericksen in three terms, cunts.

 

[Empty]

it's more a marketing excersise than a footballing move. real make tons of money off being a glamorous brand and part of feeding that brand is spending crazy money on celebrity players. spurs got lucky that barca nabbed neymar and real were left with bale as the only option.

 

[Wilbur]

All these fans. Come join us in footygaf pls

There we mock Bale's buffoonish gibbon face relentlessly

 

[Moze]

Never heard of him before now

Surely he can't be that good?

 

[BlindRage]

Can't wait for FIFA online games..

Everyone shall be Madrid.

 

[kharma45]

Real Madrid truly are a cancer in the sport, along with oil-rich Arabs, Russian gangsters and leveraged buyouts.

At least the massive amount of money for Ronaldo was sort of understandable, but Bale isn't even in the same class as Ronaldo/Messi. So stupid.

Yeah he's not on their tier at all at present.

 

[Arjen]

Never heard of him before now

Surely he can't be that good?

He isn't.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Real Madrid truly are a cancer in the sport, along with oil-rich Arabs, Russian gangsters and leveraged buyouts.

At least the massive amount of money for Ronaldo was sort of understandable, but Bale isn't even in the same class as Ronaldo/Messi. So stupid.

That's rich coming from a United supporter. At least Madrid has a fairly healthy buisness going on and not hundreds of millions in debt.

They might overpay for players, but they make it work. Meanwhile enjoy bidding 20 mil on Baines and Fellaini while paying off your debt.

 

[Wilbur]

Never heard of him before now

Surely he can't be that good?

He's very good. Like, top 20-30 players in the world good.

Just not 100m good. And its a classic Madrid signing; no thought for team cohesion, shape and tactics, or that the previous incumbent of Bale's position was doing a perfectly good job.