OPINION
Daniel Levy’s reputation as a tough negotiator whose desire to pay bottom dollar knows no bounds has long been copperbottomed. But he has taken that to new heights with his reported offer for Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale. According to the reliable Guillem Balague in an analysis of Real for BBC Sport, the Spurs chairman has made a bid to sign Bale on a season-long loan. Fair enough? Well, not quite. Levy’s offered to contribute “a payment of not much per week” towards Bale’s £385,000-a-week Real salary during the year spell back at White Hart Lane. Spurs fans’ reactions are priceless. Some believe it is “hilarious” and “ultra trolling”, even doubting whether Levy would be willing to contribute £5,000-a-week towards Bale’s monster salary. Others are angry, claiming the chairman’s lowballing is “embarrassing” and proof of his unwillingness to pay what it takes to sign top-quality players following consecutive fallow transfer windows.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
Typical Levy, going into a Fararri dealership holding a piggy bank. He's bloody embarrassing.
— Genetic Devolution????????? (@firemissionover) March 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/tomtkkellard/status/1105553379311398912
This has to be BS. Definitely too many zeros on that. £500 tops ?????
— NickDav (@NickDav36) March 13, 2019
What if I told you it's because Real Madrid offered Daniel Levy £10m for Christian Eriksen?
(I have no idea if either rumour is true but let's be open minded?) pic.twitter.com/XV0fps7Lnk
— FPL Sergeant ? (@FPLSergeant) March 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/kbrad1111/status/1105557407382548490
To be fair it sounds like something levy would do
— Toby (@tottenhammad123) March 12, 2019
Is anyone surprised? They want rid of him so #Levy makes a derisory offer. Utterly typical! I’d laugh if it weren’t so tragic! #COYS
— SpursDiver (@spursdiver) March 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/Timgreen83/status/1105550716360372224
Don’t we have that ‘special relationship’ card still to use left over from the Modric transfer??? That would have covered the other $195k a week… wouldn’t it ?
— Andy (@elemenopeeeee) March 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/whitehotlane18/status/1105616538269351938
I hope this isnt true. 5k is hilarious
— Tony Smith ?? (@tsmith1873) March 12, 2019
Can’t be true even by Levy’s standards that’s clearly ridiculous
— David Carter ??? (@DCfromN17) March 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/SpursEeyore/status/1105609211290046464
Typical Levy, going into a Fararri dealership holding a piggy bank. He's bloody embarrassing.
— Genetic Devolution????????? (@firemissionover) March 12, 2019
Totally false.
No way Levy would fork out five grand.— paddy king (@paddytheloaf) March 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/R_Barker88/status/1105623528156659713