Real Madrid have completed the signing of Gareth Bale from
Tottenham on a six-year deal.
Goal understands the two clubs agreed a world record £86 million
fee for the Welshman at the beginning of last week, only for the deal
to be delayed until Spurs had signed replacements.
After losing out to Chelsea for Anzhi Makhachkala attacker Willian,
they completed a deal for Erik Lamela from Roma on Friday afternoon,
as well as signing Christian Eriksen from Ajax.The Spanish club have
now announced that Bale will move to the Santiago Bernabeu to
conclude one of the summer’s most protracted, and inevitable,
transfer sagas.
He will be unveiled at 12:00BST on Monday before facing the
press.Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has said: “Gareth was a player we
had absolutely no intention of selling as we look to build for the
future. He is a player whose career we have fostered and developed
and he was only a year into his new four year contract.”Such has
been the attention from Real Madrid and so great is Gareth’s desire
to join them, that we have taken the view that the player will not be
sufficiently committed to our campaign in the current season.
“We have, therefore, with great reluctance, agreed to this sale and do
so in the knowledge that we have an exceptionally strong squad to
which we have added no fewer than seven top internationals. More
importantly, we have an immense team spirit and a dressing room
that is hungry for success.”We wish Gareth all the best in the future
and he shall always be welcome at the Lane.
“Madrid have pursued the 24-year-old all summer, with a number of
the club’s players declaring their support of the prospective transfer
in the media.Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett hinted that his client
would be interested in a move as far back as May, before reappearing
on Spanish television in July to again suggest that a move could be in
the offing.Speculation increased at the end of July when Spurs
manager Andre Villas-Boas failed to deny that Madrid had lodged a
massive offer for the double PFA Player of the Year, signalling a
change in tact from the Portuguese and the north London club as a
whole.Bale returned to training following injury at the beginning of
August, having already made clear that he wished to move to the
Spanish capital.
The two clubs continued to hold talks over a fee, with Spurs chairman
Daniel Levy holding out for close to £100m, a figure which would
have shattered the £80m paid by Madrid to Manchester United for
Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.With Madrid expecting the transfer to be
completed, the club erected the balcony which was to host Bale’s
unveiling as early as last Friday.
The Spanish club had earlier listed replica ‘Gareth Bale 11′ shirts on
their official website, though they since claimed that they had no
control over the merchandising section.Having agreed a deal at the
beginning of the week, it appeared Bale would finally complete his
protracted move. However, Spurs delayed the official announcement
until they had signed a replacement – Lamela – while reports
suggesting a second club had entered the running to sign the
winger.These tactics angered Bale, however, and he failed to report
to training as he awaited confirmation of his big-money move.
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