Thursday 6 June 2013

Will Bale go?

Gareth Bale is probably the hottest property around at the moment and we are sure to see a tug of war for his services during the summer transfer window. But where will he be playing his football next season?
After such a terrific season last term, where he had a clean sweep of personal awards, the welsh wizard is high in demand and could probably name his own terms too.
I've been an admirer of Bale since he came on the scene as a young left back at southampton and was praying for Sir Alex Ferguson to snap him up back then. Since then, with his £7m move to Spurs, the welshman has grown and flourished into one of the most exciting and deadliest forward players in Europe.
With his dynamic speed and robust power and a rocket left foot there's no wounder why Europe's top clubs want him. This year AVB was almost forced to move Bale to a more central role for Spurs due to injury to Defoe and Dembele but that decision was justified with the performances and goals Bale produced.
So... where will he go? He won't be short of options and there are a host of clubs that want his services. The biggest rumour circling at the moment is the £85m bid from Real Madrid. Will that be to replace Ronaldo we can only wait and see but I'm not sure Real is the right move for Bale. Yes they can offer him the wages, the life style and champions league football but a move to Madrid also comes with added pressure. Bale would have to have a good start to his carrier at the Bernabau to win the fans and the media over and that's not easy, just ask Luka Modric. Madrid are a great club with a great history but the fans are a hard audience to impress and given the start he had to his Tottenham carrer, I think he'll struggle to settle in the spanish capital.
With the price tag that Bale possess, there are only a few more clubs that could afford him. Two teams from the french league in PSG and Monaco, although I don't think the french league will appeal to him all that much even if the wages will.
Then there's Bayern Munich. The German treble winners have already aquired Mario Götze from rivals Dortmund and are also being linked with Liverpool's Luis Suarez with winger Arjen Robben heading to Anfield in part exchange, there could well be a place for Bale in new manager Pep Guardiolas team. They have the money to pull off the transfer and the resources to offer him the mega wages and with German football set to dominate Europe for the next few years, a move to Germany can't be ruled out.
I personally think that Gareth Bale should and will stay at spurs for another season at least. Yes chairman Daniel Levy will be tempted to sell his prized asset, especially if there's a sum of £80m+ on offer but with Bale signing a 4 year contract last year the decision will lie solely with the player. Staying one more year at Spurs won't decrease his value dramatically and if he has another season like the last then who knows what that valuation will become.
I think Gareth will want to stay in the premier league though and it's clear he wants to play champions league football, so that leaves the 3 big teams in the league who can afford him. Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea. Will he be tempted to join Mourinho at chelsea? Where would he fit in with Mata, Hazard, Oscar and co? Man City clearly have the resources to purchase Bale and would fit in the team well as City lack quality and pace on the wings. The most desirable destination would be United though. The current champions are going through a new period under Moyes and Sir Alex has left a good footprint for a successful club for years to come. With the incredible history of the club and the amount of silverware that seem to end up at Old Trafford, it would surely be hard to turn down a move to United.
For the moment though Bale is a Tottenham Hotspur player and I for one think he will remain in north London for at least one more season.

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