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The times they are a changin'.Comment
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Gareth Bale: Carlo Ancelotti hints at Real Madrid bid
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says the club are now are in talks to sign Gareth Bale.
His comments follow reports that Real are preparing a bid in excess of the world record £80m fee they paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2011.
Ancelotti told a news conference at Real's training camp in Los Angeles: "I believe the club is in talks to find a solution and we will see what happens."
Bale's camp told Spurs at the weekend that he wants to speak to Madrid.
However, it is believed no formal bid has yet been submitted by Real.
Bale, 24, reported to Spurs' training ground on Wednesday morning, undergoing treatment on the leg injury which forced him to miss their last two pre-season matches.
Ancelotti, who took charge at the Bernabeu earlier this summer after leaving Paris St-Germain, was asked about the possibility of adding the Wales international to his squad this summer.
"It is difficult to talk about Bale because he is not a Real Madrid player at present," he added.
"I have never spoken to him. I do not usually talk to players who are not from my team and it would not be fair to do so."
Ex Chelsea boss Ancelotti said former Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric would not be returning to White Hart Lane as part of any deal for Bale.
"It is not true that Modric is going. He is a very important player for us and he will be here this season," the Italian said.
Bale, who joined Spurs in a £10m deal from Southampton in 2007, was named as the Player of the Year in both the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' polls last season after scoring 26 goals for the White Hart Lane side.
Madrid have already spent in excess of £50m this summer, bringing Spanish midfielders Asier Illarramendi from Real Sociedad and Malaga's Isco for £34m and £23m respectively.
They also exercised a buy-back clause on midfielder Dani Carvajal from Bayer Leverkusen and made Brazilian midfielder Casemiro's loan from Sao Paolo a permanent deal.Comment
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£80m + for Bale
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Insane that Illaramendi cost £11m more than Isco
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Does Ancelotti not have a say in this? Surely he could do much more with £80m+ than signing Bale.If we are all only happy when we are really winning in the end, when your race finishes, what life would that be?Comment
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Few on here saying Illaramendi is good.. i must have caught him on off games in the league and in the U21 champs as he was terrible. Isco was worth the money, the figure for Illara sounded madness to me.Originally posted by Shaggy View PostInsane that Illaramendi cost £11m more than Isco
My hatred for Real Madrid and the stink of desperation from them to compete with Barcelona grows every season
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Has he gone yet ?Comment
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Spurs should wait a week. Journos will have it up to £317,325,199.50Football without Origi is nothingComment
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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Crazy money for a player that really only played excellent one season. He isn't any better than Di Maria IMO.Stop the cyberhate
from now on I will skip talking about our finances. That is a promise and will save myself from looking like a 
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He's miles better than di maria. He'll rip that league up.Originally posted by Arn View PostAlways borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. Oscar WildeComment
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Originally posted by BobTheCharmer View Post
It's mental money but if he stays injury free then playing in that side he will get better.Comment
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This is a really weird transfer.Are we winning?Comment
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