It's happening....

[olderblue]

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The one thing that this shows to me judging by the amount of whatsap messages and calls I've had over the last few days, is the amount of genuine excitement and rekindled interest in the City this potential signing has demonstrated.
Let's hope it comes off, as the draw of watching Bale +1 in a City shirt on the opening day of the season will be immense 🤞🤞🤞

[the other bob wilson]

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Indeed, but what does that mean in reality? No club is going to pay Bale anything close to the money he was earning at Madrid, but you mentioned terms. I’m pretty certain none of us have any idea what sort of terms Bale and the club itself would deem as acceptable.

I’ve seen a couple Tweets saying that Bale would be getting £25,000 a week plus image rights. I don’t know if that’s true, but, if it was, it’d be more than double the figure that has been rumoured to be the maximum City would be paying this summer. Therefore, I think it’s reasonable to deduce that a figure of 25,000 a week for any player who we sign this summer, is at the very high end of what we’re capable of paying, yet if Bale was in it for the money, he could, surely, do much better than that now?

City are only in a position to be in the running to get Bale because he is willing to reduce his demands - I don’t think he would be doing that with other Championship clubs.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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The one thing that this shows to me judging by the amount of whatsap messages and calls I've had over the last few days, is the amount of genuine excitement and rekindled interest in the City this potential signing has demonstrated.
Let's hope it comes off, as the draw of watching Bale +1 in a City shirt on the opening day of the season will be immense ������

I know I for one, haven't been able to get anything done because I'm just refreshing CCMB and Twitter non-stop this week.

[the other bob wilson]

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It might not be happening.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/gareth-bale-believed-torn-between-24302202

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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It might not be happening.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tween-24302202

Cannot see why MLS is a good idea if he wants to get fit for the World Cup. The regular season ends at the start of October. Is the Championship better prep? Probably but I’d say a PL club would be his best bet. If he wants to go to USA, I’d stay in Europe and move post WC. Wonder if that’s what he does…

[LeningradCowboy]

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It might not be happening.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tween-24302202

He could sign a six-month contract with us to prepare for the World Cup and then go to MLS next year.

[The Lone Gunman]

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He could sign a six-month contract with us to prepare for the World Cup and then go to MLS next year.

The problem (for him) with that sort of arrangement is that similar offers from America may not be on the table in six months and he may get injured in the meantime.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the idea of playing in America for a couple of years appeals to Bale. I think his ambitions as regards club football are now limited. The experience of playing in America may well have more appeal for him and his family than a season or two in the Championship.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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I’d be very surprised if he hasn’t already had better offers from elsewhere.

Putting the blame on the agent is naive to say the least. If Bale wanted to play for City and was already 100% committed to the idea, he’d have said so by now. But he hasn’t.

It will have been hard for him to decide to play for peanuts (for him) after a lifetime of unbelievable pay deals, his agent will be trying to screw as much as possible, so last minute haggling is to be expected for the greatest Welsh footballer of all time.

I think he's coming and we are just waiting for it to be confirmed probably tomorrow, unless Ramsey is a possibility if so they might choose to delay and do a joint announcement.

If he wants to be as fit as possible for the World Cup, Cardiff City based at the Welsh FA training ground is his best option, it should really be a no brainer.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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American football is shite

[LeningradCowboy]

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The problem (for him) with that sort of arrangement is that similar offers from America may not be on the table in six months and he may get injured in the meantime.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the idea of playing in America for a couple of years appeals to Bale. I think his ambitions as regards club football are now limited. The experience of playing in America may well have more appeal for him and his family than a season or two in the Championship.

I see your point, but the MLS regular season runs all through summer and then ends at the beginning of October. That doesn't seem like great preparation for the World Cup, which I assume is Bale's highest priority.

[The Lone Gunman]

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If he wants to be as fit as possible for the World Cup, Cardiff City based at the Welsh FA training ground is his best option, it should really be a no brainer.

I can’t understand why people are so fixated on the World Cup. Of course Bale wants to be as fit as possible for it, but it’s only a handful of games over a few weeks. I’d be amazed if that is anything close to being his primary focus. I’m pretty sure the next couple of years for him and his family are more of a concern.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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Well this is the worst thing I've read on it so far this week...drifting away....

Paul Abbandonato
@PaulAbbandonato

Replying to @BarmyBluebird94 @GarethBale11 @CardiffCityFC

My feeling was very much Cardiff Dan, 90-plus per cent, but then I'm told today it might be 'drifting away'. I genuinely think he's completely torn, could go either way. While that's the case, I retain hope...

[North Cardiff Blue]

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I can’t understand why people are so fixated on the World Cup. Of course Bale wants to be as fit as possible for it, but it’s only a handful of games over a few weeks. I’d be amazed if that is anything close to being his primary focus. I’m pretty sure the next couple of years for him and his family are more of a concern.

It's his once in a lifetime chance to prove he's Wales best ever player in front of the World stage, thats going to be his number one priority to make sure he's in the best condition he can be.

His family will obviously be a big consideration also, and seeing as all of his extended family live in Cardiff and he has a mansion here with his own Golf Course, why would he bugger off to America and play in a Mickey Mouse League, it makes no sense at all?

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Bale not signing for us would obviously be a huge anti-climax, but going to MLS would feel like a real kick in the nuts.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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It's his once in a lifetime chance to prove he's Wales best ever player in front of the World stage, thats going to be his number one priority to make sure he's in the best condition he can be.

His family will obviously be a big consideration also, and seeing as all of his extended family live in Cardiff and he has a mansion here with his own Golf Course, why would he bugger off to America and play in a Micky Mouse League, it makes no sense at all?

I'd argue that getting us to the World Cup (and everything before it) is already enough to cement his place as the best Welsh player ever.