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Heading out: Gareth Bale is set to join Real Madrid for a staggering world record transfer fee of £94million
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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was
locked in negotiations on Wednesday night to finalise Gareth Bale’s
world record £94million transfer to Real Madrid.
Levy
spent the day haggling over the sale of the Wales star, making sure his
club received as much money as possible for their 24-year-old
talisman.
Madrid chiefs
have grown frustrated at Levy’s hardball approach, and his tough stance
was maintained during another day of negotiations.
The Spanish giants are desperate to sign
Bale in time for him to make his debut in the lunchtime clash with
Athletic Bilbao on Sunday week in order to maximise the global
television audience.
Tottenham technical director Franco Baldini, meanwhile, is in Madrid for talks over the sale of Bale.
He
is also in the country to meet the agent of Erik Lamela, who is
expected to complete a £30m move to White Hart Lane from Roma.
Levy
is adamant Fabio Coentrao’s pending switch to White Hart Lane should
remain separate from Bale’s transfer, while Real want to use the left
back as a makeweight in the deal.
Speaking in Georgia ahead of Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against
Dinamo Tbilisi, Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas insisted a deal for
Bale was not complete.
But
Real chiefs are confident the transfer, which will eclipse Madrid’s £80m
world record capture of Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, will
go through before the September 2 deadline.
All
the indications point to the forward’s imminent exit. Having already
spent close to £60m on Roberto Soldado, Paulinho, Nacer Chadli and
Etienne Capoue, Levy, director of football Franco Baldini and
Villas-Boas continue to strengthen Spurs’ squad.
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