Gareth Bale misses Tottenham training as Real Madrid saga continues
LONDON. August 28. KAZINFORM Gareth Bale did not turn up for training at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday morning, with his move to Real Madrid still waiting to be confirmed. However, sources in Bale's camp played down suggestions that the player has become "furious and frustrated" with Tottenham's handling of his proposed world record transfer.
The Welshman had spent two days in Marbella, on Spain's south coast, expecting to see the deal sorted out but flew back home on Monday without the transfer being resolved.
Madrid have built a stage at the Bernabéu where they expect to unveil Bale but it seems a fee has yet to be agreed. Sources at Madrid have claimed the deal would be £78m (€90.8m), with Tottenham suggesting a figure closer to €100m (£85m).
Bale's representatives had already worked out a package with Madrid that meant he would sign a six-year contract, with an annual salary close to €10m a year net, or £8.5m. That would take the cost of the total package for Madrid above €200m (£172m), Kazinform qutoes the Guardian.
Tottenham have claimed that there is another bid, which emphasises that the deal is still not done and means that Madrid will not be able to present Bale on Tuesday as they had hoped to do. The existence of a rival offer, or of Spurs' insistence that there is another bid, could also be a tactic to try to force up the price.