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Gareth Bale
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BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Re: Gareth Bale
She is the absolute boss! No wonder we absolutely reek of class in our public dealings, she's great.
She is the absolute boss! No wonder we absolutely reek of class in our public dealings, she's great.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Re: Gareth Bale
Nah that was Tracey Kee.....nan or something like that, Head of Partnerships.
Nah that was Tracey Kee.....nan or something like that, Head of Partnerships.
ShelfLife
Clive Wilson
Re: Gareth Bale
I have heard the name a few times but that's the first time I have actually seen her and heard her speak. I liked the cut of her jib.
I have heard the name a few times but that's the first time I have actually seen her and heard her speak. I liked the cut of her jib.
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
Re: Gareth Bale
To be fair, she could hardly say "No" when it was asked whether keeping the squad together meant Bale too could she?
To be fair, she could hardly say "No" when it was asked whether keeping the squad together meant Bale too could she?
Re: Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale's looming transfer from Tottenham 'isn't going down well in Real Madrid's dressing room'
Stars' positive public comments about the Welshman reportedly turn into 'What do we need him for?' style grumbles in private
Gareth Bale faces walking into a potential Real Madrid dressing room backlash which could turn his “dream” move sour.
Bale’s seemingly impending transfer to the Bernabeu is dependent on Spurs chairman Daniel Levy negotiating a world record deal that satisfies the north Londoners.
But while the Welshman is set on moving to arguably the most glamorous team in the game, he may find fewer friendly faces in the Spanish capital than he leaves behind at White Hart Lane.
Claims from Spain are suggesting the public welcome mat that has been rolled out by Bale’s potential team-mates is not being matched by their attitudes behind closed doors.
It was reported that Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos - the dressing room leaders who effectively forced out coach Jose Mourinho this summer after a season of spats - are among the senior players unimpressed by president Florentino Perez’s dogged pursuit of Bale.
According to the claims, the internal dissent surfaced during a dinner at a Spanish restaurant in Los Angeles during Real’s current pre-season tour of the US.
Players and directors of the Spanish giants were all present when Bale’s name came up as a topic for discussion.
One source reported: “One of the senior players said that he was surprised that Perez was willing to pay so much for one player and another asked, ‘What about us?’
“A third player was adamant that Bale was not needed, and that the squad Carlo Ancelotti already has is strong enough without him.”
Reports had Casillas, Ramos and Portuguese defender Fabio Coentrao - the latter is understood to have been suggested by Real as a possible makeweight in the deal - as the loudest dissenting voices.
The fact that Cristiano Ronaldo also hinted at his discontent at losing his title as the world’s most expensive player is another element that may confront the Spurs wide-man.
Ronaldo remains the star of the show at Real, and voices were allegedly raised suggesting that such money should be spent on him - having proven himself over four years at the club - rather than on a player who has only one Champions League campaign under his belt.
Whether the reports, accurate or not, will put Bale off his apparent destiny is unclear and certainly Perez seems determined to get his man.
Real sources are insisting that he had contacted Levy by telephone to set up a meeting in Miami - where the Tottenham chairman has a family home, and where the Spanish giants played Chelsea in a Wednesday friendly.
Spurs stuck to the public line that Bale is not for sale, although it does seem they would listen to an offer in excess of £85million plus Real's Spain Under-21 striker Alvaro Morata.
Bale was at Spurs’ training headquarters on Wednesday.
While he has been named in the Wales squad for next week’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland, he is not expected to be fit for either Tottenham's final pre-season game, against Espanyol, on Saturday or the international.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/gareth-bale-transfer-tottenham-see-2137104
Gareth Bale's looming transfer from Tottenham 'isn't going down well in Real Madrid's dressing room'
Stars' positive public comments about the Welshman reportedly turn into 'What do we need him for?' style grumbles in private
Gareth Bale faces walking into a potential Real Madrid dressing room backlash which could turn his “dream” move sour.
Bale’s seemingly impending transfer to the Bernabeu is dependent on Spurs chairman Daniel Levy negotiating a world record deal that satisfies the north Londoners.
But while the Welshman is set on moving to arguably the most glamorous team in the game, he may find fewer friendly faces in the Spanish capital than he leaves behind at White Hart Lane.
Claims from Spain are suggesting the public welcome mat that has been rolled out by Bale’s potential team-mates is not being matched by their attitudes behind closed doors.
It was reported that Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos - the dressing room leaders who effectively forced out coach Jose Mourinho this summer after a season of spats - are among the senior players unimpressed by president Florentino Perez’s dogged pursuit of Bale.
According to the claims, the internal dissent surfaced during a dinner at a Spanish restaurant in Los Angeles during Real’s current pre-season tour of the US.
Players and directors of the Spanish giants were all present when Bale’s name came up as a topic for discussion.
One source reported: “One of the senior players said that he was surprised that Perez was willing to pay so much for one player and another asked, ‘What about us?’
“A third player was adamant that Bale was not needed, and that the squad Carlo Ancelotti already has is strong enough without him.”
Reports had Casillas, Ramos and Portuguese defender Fabio Coentrao - the latter is understood to have been suggested by Real as a possible makeweight in the deal - as the loudest dissenting voices.
The fact that Cristiano Ronaldo also hinted at his discontent at losing his title as the world’s most expensive player is another element that may confront the Spurs wide-man.
Ronaldo remains the star of the show at Real, and voices were allegedly raised suggesting that such money should be spent on him - having proven himself over four years at the club - rather than on a player who has only one Champions League campaign under his belt.
Whether the reports, accurate or not, will put Bale off his apparent destiny is unclear and certainly Perez seems determined to get his man.
Real sources are insisting that he had contacted Levy by telephone to set up a meeting in Miami - where the Tottenham chairman has a family home, and where the Spanish giants played Chelsea in a Wednesday friendly.
Spurs stuck to the public line that Bale is not for sale, although it does seem they would listen to an offer in excess of £85million plus Real's Spain Under-21 striker Alvaro Morata.
Bale was at Spurs’ training headquarters on Wednesday.
While he has been named in the Wales squad for next week’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland, he is not expected to be fit for either Tottenham's final pre-season game, against Espanyol, on Saturday or the international.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/gareth-bale-transfer-tottenham-see-2137104
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Re: Gareth Bale
But the sheer....authority she exudes. You can't help but listen to her and think everything is going to be ok
But the sheer....authority she exudes. You can't help but listen to her and think everything is going to be ok
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Nigeyman
Chris Armstrong
Nigeyman
Chris Armstrong
Re: Gareth Bale
her eyes a freaky though... possibly does nasty cooking things involving rabbits?????
her eyes a freaky though... possibly does nasty cooking things involving rabbits?????
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Re: Gareth Bale
This is what makes me think this whole transfer, and being utterly forced through at an insane price, is a really weird thing to be going on this summer.
Bale here has the friendships, he has the banter. He has a coach that will build the team around him. He is a current player that is jumping into probable legend status from the sheer quality of his performances. It seems that what can be gleaned is that we would be willing to have sold him next summer for a fair price, allowing him to ply his peak years at one of the world's biggest clubs in the Champions League. We would even increase his salary to a very high level, of that I have no doubt.
So why on earth has the suddenly desire come about to force this move through? I will never understand it. Either you think a move is good for you or you don't, and surely Bale must see a lot of the potential negatives. He can't merely think it's good for him either way.
He will have to restrict himself, allow Ronaldo the limelight at times. He will have to learn a new tactical role where he is not the only main man. He will have to move his newborn girl. He will have to learn a new language. He will have to integrate himself into a vastly different dressing room. He will have to adapt to a different style of football. And he has to do all of this, while maintaining his almost goal-a-game level of performance with the weight of being the world's most expensive ever player on his shoulders. Anything less than that, and certainly anything markedly less than the output Ronaldo generates, and he will be branded a failure. Fans will be on his back, and the Madrid politics could play havoc with his career.
I'm not sure that a football team is capable of functioning to allow 2 star men who aren't the strikers to shine. A few years ago, 2 strikers could probably do it and both be successful at the same time, but can you really have 2 advanced forwards both contributing as many goals and assists needed to justify their huge fees? One, or both of them will surely suffer as a result of trying to shoehorn expensive players into a team rather than signing players to play a workable system.
I am just really surprised that all of a sudden these considerations don't seem to matter. And why Bale seemed to acknowledge them as much himself a month ago but now all of a sudden it is an absolute imperative to force this move through. Can AVB not communicate with him how important it is to join a club that is the right fit, at the right time? Do Bale's parents really think this is all going to go off without a hitch? Can he really not wait one more year, especially considering he signed a new contract last summer? Something doesn't add up here.
I'm hoping the meeting between Perez and Levy is to crack open a bottom of champagne to celebrate just how well their plan came together, to expose the Spurs brand and make our partnership agreement worthwhile and make us look like big players, while agreeing to sell Bale for a reasonable fee next year.
This is what makes me think this whole transfer, and being utterly forced through at an insane price, is a really weird thing to be going on this summer.
Bale here has the friendships, he has the banter. He has a coach that will build the team around him. He is a current player that is jumping into probable legend status from the sheer quality of his performances. It seems that what can be gleaned is that we would be willing to have sold him next summer for a fair price, allowing him to ply his peak years at one of the world's biggest clubs in the Champions League. We would even increase his salary to a very high level, of that I have no doubt.
So why on earth has the suddenly desire come about to force this move through? I will never understand it. Either you think a move is good for you or you don't, and surely Bale must see a lot of the potential negatives. He can't merely think it's good for him either way.
He will have to restrict himself, allow Ronaldo the limelight at times. He will have to learn a new tactical role where he is not the only main man. He will have to move his newborn girl. He will have to learn a new language. He will have to integrate himself into a vastly different dressing room. He will have to adapt to a different style of football. And he has to do all of this, while maintaining his almost goal-a-game level of performance with the weight of being the world's most expensive ever player on his shoulders. Anything less than that, and certainly anything markedly less than the output Ronaldo generates, and he will be branded a failure. Fans will be on his back, and the Madrid politics could play havoc with his career.
I'm not sure that a football team is capable of functioning to allow 2 star men who aren't the strikers to shine. A few years ago, 2 strikers could probably do it and both be successful at the same time, but can you really have 2 advanced forwards both contributing as many goals and assists needed to justify their huge fees? One, or both of them will surely suffer as a result of trying to shoehorn expensive players into a team rather than signing players to play a workable system.
I am just really surprised that all of a sudden these considerations don't seem to matter. And why Bale seemed to acknowledge them as much himself a month ago but now all of a sudden it is an absolute imperative to force this move through. Can AVB not communicate with him how important it is to join a club that is the right fit, at the right time? Do Bale's parents really think this is all going to go off without a hitch? Can he really not wait one more year, especially considering he signed a new contract last summer? Something doesn't add up here.
I'm hoping the meeting between Perez and Levy is to crack open a bottom of champagne to celebrate just how well their plan came together, to expose the Spurs brand and make our partnership agreement worthwhile and make us look like big players, while agreeing to sell Bale for a reasonable fee next year.
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Re: Gareth Bale
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/07/gareth-bale-tottenham-real-madrid?
Daniel Levy has held face-to-face negotiations in Florida with Florentino Pérez over Gareth Bale's proposed world record transfer from Tottenham to Real Madrid.
Pérez, the Madrid president, said at the meeting that his club are prepared to pay €100m (£86m) for the Wales forward, which would eclipse the current record – Cristiano Ronaldo's £80m move from Manchester United to Real in 2009. But Levy, the Spurs chairman, wants £100m.
Levy added that he would be prepared to do business if Pérez included the highly rated young Real striker Alvaro Morata in the deal. But Real do not want to lose a player whom they consider to be a future Spain No9.
The prospect of any makeweight helping to finalise the transfer is complicated and, as such, unlikely. The challenge in the coming days will be for the two parties to bridge the £14m gap in their respective valuations, to facilitate a straight cash deal.
Pérez and Real were in Florida for the club's pre-season friendly against Chelsea while Levy has a property in the US state. Talks will continue but Bale, who is desperate to be granted his dream move to the nine-times European champions, has been encouraged by Levy's willingness to entertain Pérez.
Bale's focus has been affected by the situation and he has not played for Tottenham since their opening pre-season friendly against Swindon Town on 16 July. He travelled to Hong Kong for the Barclays Asia Trophy, at around the time that Real escalated their push to sign him, and he did not play in the matches against Sunderland or South China.
He did not travel to France for last Saturday's game against Monaco and he will not feature against Espanyol at White Hart Lane on Saturday. The official reason for his absence is a gluteal muscle injury and, subsequently, a minor foot problem.
Chris Coleman, the Wales manager, has called up Bale for next Wednesday's friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff but his involvement is in considerable doubt.
"I am sure with what is going on in terms of the transfer, there is a lot on Gareth's mind and Tottenham's mind," Coleman said. "Whatever is going to happen is up to Tottenham and Gareth. We have picked the squad and he is in it. Unless we are told that he is unavailable we will just do what we've always done, and that is expect him to be there. You have to look at it and say: 'OK, there is a lot going on.'
"He is a quality player, whether he is in the Premier League or anywhere else. He is only 24 and he is only going to get better. I don't think it is Gareth's fault or a player's fault that a club is willing to pay that type of money as a transfer fee. It is out of the player's hands.
"The money we are talking about is incredible but that is not Gareth's fault. If clubs are willing to pay huge transfer fees and huge salaries, it is up to the clubs."
The Toulouse president, Olivier Sadran, has claimed that Tottenham are on the brink of signing the midfielder Etienne Capoue from the French club. André Villas-Boas, the Tottenham manager, is prepared to listen to offers for Tom Huddlestone and Scott Parker, and Sadran suggested that the north London club were ready to beat Cardiff City and Atlético Madrid to the signature of Capoue. "He will go there," Sadran told Radio Monte Carlo. Capoue, who had previously attracted the interest of Arsenal, is rated at €11m.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/07/gareth-bale-tottenham-real-madrid?
Daniel Levy has held face-to-face negotiations in Florida with Florentino Pérez over Gareth Bale's proposed world record transfer from Tottenham to Real Madrid.
Pérez, the Madrid president, said at the meeting that his club are prepared to pay €100m (£86m) for the Wales forward, which would eclipse the current record – Cristiano Ronaldo's £80m move from Manchester United to Real in 2009. But Levy, the Spurs chairman, wants £100m.
Levy added that he would be prepared to do business if Pérez included the highly rated young Real striker Alvaro Morata in the deal. But Real do not want to lose a player whom they consider to be a future Spain No9.
The prospect of any makeweight helping to finalise the transfer is complicated and, as such, unlikely. The challenge in the coming days will be for the two parties to bridge the £14m gap in their respective valuations, to facilitate a straight cash deal.
Pérez and Real were in Florida for the club's pre-season friendly against Chelsea while Levy has a property in the US state. Talks will continue but Bale, who is desperate to be granted his dream move to the nine-times European champions, has been encouraged by Levy's willingness to entertain Pérez.
Bale's focus has been affected by the situation and he has not played for Tottenham since their opening pre-season friendly against Swindon Town on 16 July. He travelled to Hong Kong for the Barclays Asia Trophy, at around the time that Real escalated their push to sign him, and he did not play in the matches against Sunderland or South China.
He did not travel to France for last Saturday's game against Monaco and he will not feature against Espanyol at White Hart Lane on Saturday. The official reason for his absence is a gluteal muscle injury and, subsequently, a minor foot problem.
Chris Coleman, the Wales manager, has called up Bale for next Wednesday's friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff but his involvement is in considerable doubt.
"I am sure with what is going on in terms of the transfer, there is a lot on Gareth's mind and Tottenham's mind," Coleman said. "Whatever is going to happen is up to Tottenham and Gareth. We have picked the squad and he is in it. Unless we are told that he is unavailable we will just do what we've always done, and that is expect him to be there. You have to look at it and say: 'OK, there is a lot going on.'
"He is a quality player, whether he is in the Premier League or anywhere else. He is only 24 and he is only going to get better. I don't think it is Gareth's fault or a player's fault that a club is willing to pay that type of money as a transfer fee. It is out of the player's hands.
"The money we are talking about is incredible but that is not Gareth's fault. If clubs are willing to pay huge transfer fees and huge salaries, it is up to the clubs."
The Toulouse president, Olivier Sadran, has claimed that Tottenham are on the brink of signing the midfielder Etienne Capoue from the French club. André Villas-Boas, the Tottenham manager, is prepared to listen to offers for Tom Huddlestone and Scott Parker, and Sadran suggested that the north London club were ready to beat Cardiff City and Atlético Madrid to the signature of Capoue. "He will go there," Sadran told Radio Monte Carlo. Capoue, who had previously attracted the interest of Arsenal, is rated at €11m.
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Re: Gareth Bale
H'mm, not convinced. Sir Keith Mills came across as far more credible to me, giving a genuine opinion on the Bale situation, whereas in that clip Donna-Maria seemed a tad overly-resolute in spouting the official line, like she was dutifully performing her PR role.
H'mm, not convinced. Sir Keith Mills came across as far more credible to me, giving a genuine opinion on the Bale situation, whereas in that clip Donna-Maria seemed a tad overly-resolute in spouting the official line, like she was dutifully performing her PR role.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Re: Gareth Bale
Guardian is usually my favoured paper but they have been right tacos during this Bale saga...I guess some agent or someone close to the situation is using them as their mouthpiece for propoganda, they always seem to talk about the situation with such authority, and always with the tone that the transfer is going to happen.
'The objective is for the teams to bridge the £14M gap'. Sorry? Whose objective? Certainly not ours. They either pay our valuation or they come back next year. We are we being spoken about as if we actually want this move to happen, when we clearly don't?
I'm thinking Levy is playing a bit of a game here like with Modric. Although slightly different. With Modric, we had Redknapp playing the 'good cop' to the situation to Levy's bad, so when the transfer window slammed shut, Modric would still play for the man that understood him.
This time, Levy seems to already have a strong relationship with Bale. I think he's listening to Perez so he can show Bale that he didn't shut the door on the move completely, but so that he can then say that he had to reject any offers, because his worth to the club was too huge to be letting go for any money right now. That way Bale can knuckle down.
Guardian is usually my favoured paper but they have been right tacos during this Bale saga...I guess some agent or someone close to the situation is using them as their mouthpiece for propoganda, they always seem to talk about the situation with such authority, and always with the tone that the transfer is going to happen.
'The objective is for the teams to bridge the £14M gap'. Sorry? Whose objective? Certainly not ours. They either pay our valuation or they come back next year. We are we being spoken about as if we actually want this move to happen, when we clearly don't?
I'm thinking Levy is playing a bit of a game here like with Modric. Although slightly different. With Modric, we had Redknapp playing the 'good cop' to the situation to Levy's bad, so when the transfer window slammed shut, Modric would still play for the man that understood him.
This time, Levy seems to already have a strong relationship with Bale. I think he's listening to Perez so he can show Bale that he didn't shut the door on the move completely, but so that he can then say that he had to reject any offers, because his worth to the club was too huge to be letting go for any money right now. That way Bale can knuckle down.
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Re: Gareth Bale
Does not matter how impressive she sounds, Levy is the one doing the negotiating, that is what counts. Donna does not have a say in the matter
Does not matter how impressive she sounds, Levy is the one doing the negotiating, that is what counts. Donna does not have a say in the matter
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Re: Gareth Bale
He came across as weak to me. Unless the plan is for some influential people in the club to show understanding to Bale so that he isn't too angered when he doesn't get his move, then I would much prefer it that everyone toes the party line. Why should our chairman, manager, exec director etc all say he won't be sold for any price only for one of the senior guys to say that it might be best because we can't force him to stay? How weird a thing to say is that? We did it 2 years ago with Modric, and Bale hasn't caused half the problems he had.
He came across as weak to me. Unless the plan is for some influential people in the club to show understanding to Bale so that he isn't too angered when he doesn't get his move, then I would much prefer it that everyone toes the party line. Why should our chairman, manager, exec director etc all say he won't be sold for any price only for one of the senior guys to say that it might be best because we can't force him to stay? How weird a thing to say is that? We did it 2 years ago with Modric, and Bale hasn't caused half the problems he had.