Gareth Bale

[peekay]

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 202 goals in 202 games for Madrid, according to Wikipedia. Not sure Bale can eclipse that to justify his transfer fee.

Madrid are crazy about the tenth CL. The only way I can see Bale justifying his fee is by scoring crucial goals in their CL run.

IS Madrid exempt from FFP. Or are they so rich. Some website are reporting that Madrid have spent more than 1 billion pounds on transfers since they last won the CL in 2002.

[Gibbo]

Think Chelsea have spent over a billion since Roman took over haven't they?

[RedAndWhite]

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IS Madrid exempt from FFP.

Probably not - but since PSG and Monaco now both have billionaire owners the whole FFP thing has gone a bit quiet. Coincidence

[peekay]

Think Chelsea have spent over a billion since Roman took over haven't they?

No idea about that but chelsea atleast try to give the impression that they are slowing down. Madrid are taking it to a whole new level with every season.

This summer - 30 million plus on Isco, 30 million plus on Illaramendi, and now 100 million on Bale.

[john316]

Hopefully any young players who are told they need to develop both feet will look at this deal and say "forget about it!"

No idea about that but chelsea atleast try to give the impression that they are slowing down. Madrid are taking it to a whole new level with every season.

This summer - 30 million plus on Isco, 30 million plus on Illaramendi, and now 100 million on Bale.

If they sell Ozil, then their net spend will not actually be that high. Sold about £50/60m of players already and Ozil could take that to nearly £100m.

[Alex]

You know what, thinking about this move. Bale has been a complete and utter **** to Spurs. Not training, forcing a move, dressing like a cunt and everything else.

Will it get reported? Will it ****. He has an excellent PR team.

[Pablo]

He's such a massive cunt. I think I'm going to end up hating him almost as much as Ronaldo.

[Kenneth]

Real are ****ing idiots.

[Darkon]

It's going to be more and more pathetic seeing him doing the tween heart thing the older he get's, already a bit sad

[john316]

Can't wait for him and Ronaldo to fall out spectacularly!

[JohnDoe]

Worst signing ever.

[Pablo]

I think he may struggle. He won't be the focal point of the team, he won't get anywhere near a free-kick. He'll be under immense pressure. It's going to be interesting.

[Tee]

Don't get the hating at all tbh. He is living the dream and his club have made a fortune out of him. I want to see him do well for Madrid.

[RichC]

He's a very good footballer, a bit of a knob and has managed to get his dream move; it's going to be interesting to see how he fits in over there as he might find it tough going he's not going to be the main man & how he copes with that will probably decide if he's a success or not.

Either way all this Bale transfer has managed so far to keep Madrid's eyes of Suarez

[Pablo]

Don't get the hating at all tbh. He is living the dream and his club have made a fortune out of him. I want to see him do well for Madrid.

His arrogance; his new wannabe Ronaldo fashion sense; his stupid trademark hand heart gesture thing; the stupid free-kick preparation technique he copied from Ronaldo. I just think he's a bit of a Ronaldo wannabe bellend and will end up a complete egomaniac at Real like his hero has. I'm praying he flops.