according to the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61707688
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according to the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61707688
He'll end up joining Swansea if that's the case
Originally Posted by City123
How do they know he's flying in for that? He might be here for the takeover or a backgammon tournament.
Very little substance in that article. It used to be the BBC transfer stories were quite accurate, is it now becoming just another rumour mill?
This would be one of the most stunning transfers in British football right? I wont believe it until it happens, and I still suspect it won't but it's incredible. Financially I think realistically he could put 5,000 on the gate, thats perhaps Ł100,000 a fortnight. Then City could probably pay him Ł40,000 a week as it is. It will take a huge paycut but he will still pretty much be the highest paid man in the city he was born in, and in the right place to spearhead the World Cup preparations etc, which perhaps he sees as the culmination of his career?
I can see a contract until the new year and then various clauses depending on league position etc, but I think winning last night makes it all the more likely.
I'd be surprised if the financials hadn't been discussed - even in broad terms. I would have thought City would only be interested in a season-long commitment as opposed to just a fitness exercise in readiness for Qatar.
I agree, i just wonder if there may be some kind of get out clause that if City aren't in the top half of the table by Feb or something then he is free to go to MLS?
And if City aren't in the top half of the table by mid Feb it should be said that it's probably only MLS that would have him.
All Bales's body language is that he is committed to a last hurrah in Qatar. The idea that City would pull the plug on his signing if he didn't commit for a season is laughable. This is a short term win-win for club, country and the player.
What Ramsey does is a more interesting question. He was almost as far off the pace last night as Joe Allen and needs a team where he can be nurtured to Qatar.
Whether that is in the best interests of City's 22/23 season is a different question.
As a strapline, it's up there with 'The Rumble in The Jungle'.
Would be great for marketing if it happens, but I seriously doubt he would contribute more than 10 games. He wants to get to the World Cup in one piece. MAYBE THEN, he'd be willing to put his body on the line to save us from relegation after christmas.
Bale agent: Hi there club that lingered just above the relegation zone to League one, would you like to sign 5 times Champions League winner, transfer record breaking, greatest Welsh player of all time that will guarantee you a higher income for a fraction of the price that he was paid just a month earlier in probably the greatest football PR stunt in a significant time. Only hiccup is that you only get him for 5-6 months.
Cardiff: um, nah but thanks for the offer. We need a year and we’ve got James Collins
It’s amazing how many people on here and the dark side who know exactly what’s going on in the Club. Wish I could get the winning lottery numbers from these boards
Absolutely right of course, the club wouldn't turn it down and us as fans would be over the moon.
I would like to think professionally he wouldn't want to just leave mid season but if that's it then so be it, I'd be amazed at just that. Club needs a lift.
Id want this sorted soon though, either it's legit possible or it would be great for him to come out and dismiss it if not, don't want it rumbling on all summer.
Fully expect the latter and he ends up at Newcastle or something.
Or to appear in the signing media opportunity?
based on nothing at all, I can't see it happening.
he will have far better offers than we are able to
The article has been written by Rob Phillips so maybe there is a bit of substance to it?
Just what I was thinking.
The biggest problem we have is it is not like he is joining a strong championship team, With Bellamy we had a good squad around him to provide chances. Will Bale enjoy playing in a dogged championship team or playing under the Steve Morrison
If he had any sense he’d join a Premier League club , maybe one that had a realistic chance of playing in one of the two European competitions. He won’t get that next to ASDA.
All Bale is interested in is preparing over the next few months so he can be as good as he can be at the World Cup, which is fair enough.
Quite rightly, no Prem club would give him the flexibility that we would.
If he does sign, there won't be a shortage of top quality loanees wanting the opportunity to play alongside one of the game's greats.
He’s not guaranteed game time at a premier league club though. He’s guaranteed to play when he wants at City, loves the stadium, family close by. Makes sense
Does it?
I think it’s one of the silliest moves ever
Getting hacked down in the second tier
If it comes off I don’t think I’ll sleep for a week
im not one for believing rumours but its not like the BBC to go that tabloid
makes me think this one could happen. Arguably he's the highest level player we've ever had who puts Wales before anything else so it could make sense.
Just hope that if it happens, it's for a season, as otherwise we'll build a team around it happening and then fall apart in January.
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