Journalist Alasdair Gold has given his verdict about Tottenham’s links with a move to bring Gareth Bale back to the club.
Gold was talking about many things involving the north London club in the latest video on his YouTube channel. He gave his insight about multiple potential Tottenham transfers and one thing that he focused on were the reports linking Bale with a move back to Spurs. Gold believes that it isn’t something Tottenham would do at this point.
Football Insider had reported that Spurs are looking to make a ‘sensational loan move’ for the Real Madrid man and they are willing to ‘offer him a route out’ of Spain.
Gold addressed these rumours and played down the idea of the Welshman potentially returning to the north London club this summer. He believes that Bale’s wages aren’t something that Spurs can afford.
Do you think Bale will ever return to Spurs?
No, never
Yes, he will
He said: “In a world where Spurs could get Gareth Bale for an incredible reduction on his wages on loan perhaps, maybe somewhere in that hemisphere of thinking about doing [that], that might happen. In the real world, the guy is on £650k a week at Real Madrid. That’s three times as much as Harry Kane earns and more. And his agent even said only a couple of months ago – he laughed when Spurs were suggested as a loan club. He was like – he just wouldn’t go there. That’s not what is going to happen.
“I think it’s one of those romantic things. He has his injuries, he is such an un-Spurs like signing now. He is older, he’s injured but he’s a brilliant player. Of course, if he comes to Tottenham he would be fantastic, hopefully, but it is just so financially difficult. It is not even in Spurs’ world to do that deal.”
TIF Thoughts…
Over the last few years, Bale’s injury record has been pretty poor. The Welshman faced four different injury problems in the 2019/20 season alone and missed a total of 13 games. He had also missed nine games due to injury in the 2018/19 campaign (as per Transfermarkt).
He is 31 now and isn’t getting any younger. Gold sheds light on the big wages that he earns as well, so signing an ageing player who may have lofty wage demands and who is injury prone may not make sense for Spurs at all.