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Originally Posted by rubecube
Except that Bale and Madrid have no leverage here. Levy has a set price. If Madrid won't meet it, then Bale doesn't go. If Bale refuses to show up for training and games, he loses his wages and rots on the bench. Sure Spurs will lose some money but not nearly as much as Bale and his agent stand to lose.
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I don't know about that. Those purchases don't just pay for themselves, so unless Tottenham already had a massive war chest set aside they're going to need to move Bale to pay for them. Madrid don't need to buy bale, but Tottenham may very well need to sell him.