It's one of the most ridiculous moves imaginable. Now let's see if it really sets off a transfer frenzy...it won't, but I want to see Jim White cream himself into a different galaxy.
Gareth Bale is...The most expensive player ever?!
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Isco's better than Bale and he cost them a quarter of the price, you think after getting him they'd have had a bit of cop-on but no, not Real.
Did we find an unlimited source of oil, gold and diamonds under the Bernabeu or something?
You're just spending the Ronaldo money.
With sales this Summer your net spend was basically zero, until now, right?
To be fair, selling Ozil and Di Maria will probably net you around 60-70m. Thing is, I'd rather both of them in my team than Bale
Under a few government buildings I think
I know that a contingent of money in football comes from the fans but 300k a week to me is pretty 'sickening' for want of a better word. A wage cap should be introduced as that is just wrong.
The whole thing is beyond crazy - £300K a year is outrageous.
How is this being viewed in Spain, especially with all the financial problems the country has faced recently?
Is that more than what Ronaldo makes?
Di Maria isn't going anywhere though[/Glaston], on the other hand, Ozil looks as good as gone.With sales this Summer your net spend was basically zero, until now, right?
To be fair, selling Ozil and Di Maria will probably net you around 60-70m. Thing is, I'd rather both of them in my team than Bale
Great, maybe we can sell them buildings back then and get some new shiny ones somewhere else.Under a few government buildings I think
To be completely honest, 200k a week is just as bad. Football went nuts a while ago, not just today.
Trying to disregard the transfer fee and sickening wages - what do you honestly make of this Bale-thing from a sporting perspective?
Ask me to rank him amongst the attacking techno-midgets and Ronaldo of Real, and I'd say he's pretty much a poorer player than all of Özil, Ronaldo, Modric and Isco, and better than Di Maria. I mean, he just isn't that good.
I suspect there will be some serious uproar, especially from people who don't watch the game.
For now yes, but wait till he signs his new 5 year deal.
Have there been any reports that he is close to signing a new deal in Spain?I suspect there will be some serious uproar, especially from people who don't watch the game.
For now yes, but wait till he signs his new 5 year deal.
I think you mean per week, right? Does that make him the best paid player in the world? Has to be close to it.
300k a week?!?
And yet another nail in the coffin of the working mans game. That's not even funny.
And yet another nail in the coffin of the working mans game. That's not even funny.
Very much so, but this is taking it to another level imo. IIRC Young is another player who is on wages way higher than his level but i wouldn't even think it was right to pay Messi 300k let alone Bale. It's just going to get crazier until someone steps in and changes the rules again.
Dunno man, I've not seen him play that much yet to form an opinion. I hope I won't agree with you next summer though.
It won't be long til clubs can't afford to keep up with the inflation of wage.
The risk factor in this deal is immense.
What are the odds on him getting injured long term a few games in?
What are the odds on him getting injured long term a few games in?
No I mean a year (when the average wage in the UK is about £25K) : it's obscene what footballers get paid.
Not so big as the risk that he'll turn out a £30 million player - which he is.
He'll score about 25 goals next season and provide less than 10 assists, plus he'll distrupt their system. My honest prediction.
There have been a while back, apparently a new deal would make him the best paid player in world football.
If this is true though we'd have 2 players on 300k a week, which would be fecking madness.
Disgusting amounts of money...
Its not much worse than other transfers though. compared to Neymar for example, the difference after 6 years (fee and wages) is less than 10mEuro....and then MAdrid 'owns' 40% of the image/marketing rights, while BArca own 0% of Neymars. This is how MAdrid for example have made quite a lot of money on Ronaldo. I believe MAdrid own between 60-40% of his image rights as well.
...but its sick no matter what
Its not much worse than other transfers though. compared to Neymar for example, the difference after 6 years (fee and wages) is less than 10mEuro....and then MAdrid 'owns' 40% of the image/marketing rights, while BArca own 0% of Neymars. This is how MAdrid for example have made quite a lot of money on Ronaldo. I believe MAdrid own between 60-40% of his image rights as well.
...but its sick no matter what
That will happen in any case. It would just be a bit funnier if he was sitting on the sidelines and getting paid that amount.
The latest rumours is Florentino has been waiting for the Bale deal to then announce Ronnies renewal...simply to fill Ronnies ego and show the world he is the best paid.
Messi and Neymar earn more than Bale.
I am sure Ronaldo's ego would want him to be earning more than Bale. How much would that be annually?
I'm just surprised at how high they are, aside from any discomfort I feel at the amount itself.
It's not like Bale was going to reject Madrid. He's been desperate for the move and pushing for it all he can at his end. If Levy accepted the bid it's not like Bale was going to turn round and say no to a contract in the £150,000-£250,000 p/w range. Fine maybe he could have gone to PSG or wherever but that is a step down from RM.
I'm pretty ignorant as to the role of the agents in all of this but I can't see how this figure was arrived at given that Real knew Bale wanted the move badly and that they were the only club willing to meet Levy's evaluation.
It's not like Bale was going to reject Madrid. He's been desperate for the move and pushing for it all he can at his end. If Levy accepted the bid it's not like Bale was going to turn round and say no to a contract in the £150,000-£250,000 p/w range. Fine maybe he could have gone to PSG or wherever but that is a step down from RM.
I'm pretty ignorant as to the role of the agents in all of this but I can't see how this figure was arrived at given that Real knew Bale wanted the move badly and that they were the only club willing to meet Levy's evaluation.
I can see him getting booed quickly if he doesn't perform.
I wouldn't even worry about it. I doubt Ronnie cares because at the end of the day, he's still the main man and the Real Madrid players will still be looking to pass to him
I don't think he'll fail. He's got the ability to do well in any team and with RM he'll be playing with superstars. He's just not worth that sort of money.
Will Bale come up with the equivalent of Neymar's quote (I came here to help the best player in the world) ? Or will he start to believe the hype and say he'll wanna become the best player in the world ?
Probably won't flop but you can't maximize the potential of Bale to the standard of that fee while having Ronaldo in the team.
What's wrong if he says the latter? You can't really fault his desire to be the best player in the world when you look at the bar already set by Ronaldo. Fair play to him if he achieves it.
I didn't judge anything, just asked a question.
Are Real just imune from FFP because they're UEFA's mates then?
Well when you say "will he start to believe the hype," it sort of implies you don't think he's capable of it and that he'd be wrong to say such a thing.