Gareth Bale Transfer Saga - My Thoughts

Along with Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale is another name that just doesn’t seem to be disappearing at the moment when it comes to transfer speculation. Tottenham Hotspur say he isn’t going anywhere and they want to agree a new contract with him, but reports in the Spanish press claim Real Madrid are about to agree a deal with him instead.

I have no doubt in my mind that Gareth Bale would excel in La Liga if he ended up making the move to Madrid, but as long as he was going to be getting enough playing time for the kind of high fee that would likely be agreed for him. If you pay big money for a player, you can’t expect them to be warming the bench almost every game. It would also put him under increased pressure to succeed whenever he would play because supporters would be questioning why such an expensive player isn’t starting in matches and when he does play, he should be expected to play well every time simply because he cost the club so much money. I don’t doubt for one second that the Madrid faithful won’t give him the support he needs to help settle in quickly and feel welcome at the club, but if it takes him too long to start producing the same kind of displays that he has done for Tottenham in recent years, that support won’t last forever.

Personally I’d prefer it if Bale stayed in the Premier League, even if it wasn’t with Spurs, but I think the club are even less likely to sell to a divisional rival for a massive fee. I wouldn’t get the chance to see him play as often if he moved to anywhere else in Europe and his jinxing runs and incredible goals, just to name a couple of traits, would be greatly missed by the Premier League viewing audience. While it is another season in the Europa League for Spurs, the signings of Paulinho and Nacer Chadli look promising and there is still plenty of time for more additions that could help the club take the extra step this season. Should Bale leave, the chances don’t improve unless even more major investment is made to fill the void that he ends up leaving.

Reports that Bale is unsettled don’t surprise me, he is causing a stir in both the English and Spanish media and while it certainly won’t be doing him any favours, it also appears to be driving Tottenham crazy too. His manager and chairman say he isn’t for sale. The club reportedly wanted him to sign a new contract that would allow him to stay at White Hart Lane for another season, but should they fail to qualify for the Champions League again, a minimum fee release clause would then become active and Bale would then become available to anybody for a fixed price. There was no confirmation on whether or not that contract was signed or not, and so it allowed speculation to continue and reach the stage that it has now where all sorts are being said about the player and his whereabouts for the new season.

Like I said, I hope Bale stays in the Premier League, but right now it isn’t looking too promising. The Spanish press work in special ways that help players become unsettled before the big clubs like Real Madrid then have a clear shot at getting their man. Spurs are holding their ground, but it is surely only a matter of time before we are due something of a big breakthrough in this now dragging saga.

Andrew.

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