sure, but we are not dealing with any old transfer record - this is the most expensive footballer on the planet, ever.
So... Gareth Bale
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sure, but we are not dealing with any old transfer record - this is the most expensive footballer on the planet, ever.
Is that net or gross
He apologised for his poor keep ups in the interview afterwards.
Said he was too nervous. Dowsnt bode well when playing in front of 50k fans with no opposition.
one of the things that always impresses me is how pros can nail the skills on demand and just look effortless. It makes you realise how good they probably are.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how he does. Him and Ronaldo vs Messi and Neymar will be boss. It's Europe's best vs S. America's best.
His arse licking of Ronaldo was cringeworthy.
Ronaldo is the 'boss' the welch monkey looking twat
god i know, i fucking deeply despise bale after watching that freakshow today. anyone who joins that club is a fucking woman.
I'm sure Ronaldo would take the joking and laughing at him all in stride, he seems like a very easygoing guy who likes to have a laugh at him self every once in a while.
I think the oiliness of Ronaldo means he would cut through the air with less resistance than Bale. Plus Bale would let him win anyway. So Ronaldo 100%.
[article=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=2195980.html?cid=twitter_fifacom]Real Madrid's president on Tuesday revealed that Gareth Bale had cost €91 million, confirming the Welsh winger had been insured for the value of his transfer fee.
Questioned on the Intereconomia television channel on whether Real's injured star is insured for €91 million (USD $123 million, £78 million) in the event that he is forced to end his career, club president Florentino Perez replied: "Yes, sure".
"It's a life insurance, against accidents. Bale is insured for the amount he cost," he added, making it clear that the insurance policy covers death and permanent invalidity.
Neither Real Madrid nor Tottenham, Bale's former English Premier League club, had previously disclosed the price tag, which the British press had speculated at up to €101 million.
The figure means that Real Madrid's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world's most expensive player, costing €94 million (£80 million) when he moved from Manchester United in 2009.
Perez also denied a report in the Marca sports daily that Bale, who has only started one match since his August transfer due to a series of niggling injuries, had suffered a herniated disc.
"They said it was a hernia, but it isn't. If he had one we would say so like usual," he said.
"(Bale) hopes to be able to play on Saturday. His problem, as the whole world knows, is the lack of pre-season training, he suffered a thigh injury.
"But now he's perfectly fine. I think he's training normally, hoping to play Saturday," added Perez.[/article]
Questioned on the Intereconomia television channel on whether Real's injured star is insured for €91 million (USD $123 million, £78 million) in the event that he is forced to end his career, club president Florentino Perez replied: "Yes, sure".
"It's a life insurance, against accidents. Bale is insured for the amount he cost," he added, making it clear that the insurance policy covers death and permanent invalidity.
Neither Real Madrid nor Tottenham, Bale's former English Premier League club, had previously disclosed the price tag, which the British press had speculated at up to €101 million.
The figure means that Real Madrid's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world's most expensive player, costing €94 million (£80 million) when he moved from Manchester United in 2009.
Perez also denied a report in the Marca sports daily that Bale, who has only started one match since his August transfer due to a series of niggling injuries, had suffered a herniated disc.
"They said it was a hernia, but it isn't. If he had one we would say so like usual," he said.
"(Bale) hopes to be able to play on Saturday. His problem, as the whole world knows, is the lack of pre-season training, he suffered a thigh injury.
"But now he's perfectly fine. I think he's training normally, hoping to play Saturday," added Perez.[/article]
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