Tottenham braced for £60m bid from Real for Bale as Spanish giants step up chase
By David Kent
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Real Madrid are ready to test Tottenham’s resolve with a £60million bid for Gareth Bale.
The Spanish giants have been tracking Bale for over a year and new coach Carlo Ancelotti is a big fan of the winger.
Real are desperate for silverware next season having not won a major trophy this year and the Sunday Telegraph report that the club’s president Florentino Perez has promised Ancelotti that a bid will be made for Bale.
In demand: Gareth Bale has attracted attention from some of Europe's biggest clubs
Ancelotti is set to replace Chelsea-bound Jose Mourinho at Madrid after the Italian reiterated his desire to leave Paris Saint-Germain.
Spurs are determined to keep hold of Bale and are confident of doing so despite not qualifying for next year’s Champions League.
Bale will hold talks with the club before the summer transfer window opens to discuss his future.
Acrobatics: Bale enjoyed a fine season for Tottenham but couldn't guide them to the Champions League
Both Bale and Spurs are keen to avoid
the tense stand-off that marred relations between Luka Modric and the
club two summers ago.
White Hart Lane chairman Daniel Levy blocked Modric’s move to Chelsea on that occasion but sold him to Real the following summer.
Bale is keen to explore his options as Europe’s hottest property, with Manchester City and Manchester United thought to be considering offers for the wide man.
However, with Bale tied down to a contract with three years left to run, Levy still has a strong hand to play if he does not want to sell his star asset.
Exit: Carlo Ancelotti is set to replace Jose Mourinho as manager of Real Madrid after quitting PSG
With the transfer window not due to open until July 1, there is no immediate rush for Bale’s future to be settled.
One option is for him to sign a new deal with a get-out clause that can be activated in 12 months’ time. But if Spurs agree to sell this summer, the Cardiff-born star would not have any problems moving his family away.
Bale won the PFA and Football Writers’ player of the year awards and became the first Spurs player since Teddy Sheringham to score more than 20 league goals in a season.
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BenQ, you hv got to take it easy on Spurs! If they think they are close, well, let's just leave them alone in fools paradise..
- Etim , Ottawa, Canada, 26/5/2013 23:03
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