£130m for Real to bag Bale - Madrid line up mega package to lure Spurs star

Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013 by The Sun

BALE OUT? ... Real Madrid are still in the hunt for wing wizard Gareth Bale

REAL MADRID last night stepped up their £130million hunt for Gareth Bale.

Reports in Spain suggest Madrid have a six-year £51m WAGE deal agreed in principle with Tottenham’s Bale.

And that will come on top of the monster £80m transfer fee they will have to pay for the winger.

But Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas insisted he will fight to keep his prized asset — even though that £80m fee would match the world record Real paid to Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.

Welsh wizard Bale, 24, is not fit for today’s friendly against Sunderland in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong.

AVB said: “I want to repeat what I was telling you last season and at the start of the summer.

“He is a Tottenham player, one of the most fantastic players in the world and we are counting on him for the future.

“Unfortunately he won’t be fit to face Sunderland as he’s recovering from a knock in training. But we expect him to feature in our second game.”

Madrid sports newspaper Marca claimed yesterday that Bale had already told Tottenham chiefs he wished to join Real.

The report insisted Bale has not put in a transfer request but told chairman Daniel Levy he would like to be allowed to join Madrid this summer.

Bale’s representatives are said to have agreed an £8.5m-a-year deal with Real that will run until 2019 — provided the Spaniards convince Spurs to let their star man go.

Real president Florentino Perez has reportedly already spoken to Levy.

And sources suggest Madrid will put in an offer to Tottenham during their pre-season tour of the US early next month.

AVB, meanwhile, has confirmed his interest in Valencia’s Roberto Soldado.

Tottenham’s director of football Franco Baldini travelled to Spain on Monday to meet with the club and the striker’s representative.

AVB admitted: “Soldado is a player we have been following. But there isn’t any deal yet.”

Valencia’s president Amadeo Salvo insisted: “Soldado can go if he wants — for £26m and under our conditions.”