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Tottenham Hotspur manager,Andre Villas Boas,has criticised Real Madrid’s pursuit of their star player,Gareth Bale.
Barring last minute hitches Madrid are believed to have sealed a mouthwatering deal for Bale,which could be in the excess of £100m.
But Villas Boas insists,no deal has been reached yet,and questioned why Madrid manager,Carlo Ancelotti could state openly that they have made an offer for Bale.
“The rumours that anything is imminent are not true,” said Villas-Boas. “We allowed ourselves conversations with Real Madrid, confirmed by their coach – I think wrongly.”
“But the only thing we’ve communicated is that the player is not for sale.”
He added: “Carlo is a person I appreciate a lot and we have great respect for each other but, bearing in mind this situation, they have decided to make it public.”
“Normally, situations like this in England are scrutinised by the Football Association with lots of care and attention. We have seen lots of people speaking about a player that is not theirs and we are due some respect.”
Despite all pointers to an imminent exit from White Hart Lane by Bale,Villas Boas is still bullish that he would remain at the club.
“We are looking towards the future with Gareth,” said Villas-Boas.
“In football anything is possible but what we’ve communicated so far is that we are not willing to concede to their [Real Madrid's] interest in the player.”
Bale was believed to have bade goodbye to his teammates on Friday,before the friendly against Monaco,and also there are reports that both Madrid and Spurs’ Presidents: Florentino Perez and Daniel Levy met in USA on Sunday,negotiating about the deal.
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Barring last minute hitches Madrid are believed to have sealed a mouthwatering deal for Bale,which could be in the excess of £100m.
But Villas Boas insists,no deal has been reached yet,and questioned why Madrid manager,Carlo Ancelotti could state openly that they have made an offer for Bale.
“The rumours that anything is imminent are not true,” said Villas-Boas. “We allowed ourselves conversations with Real Madrid, confirmed by their coach – I think wrongly.”
“But the only thing we’ve communicated is that the player is not for sale.”
He added: “Carlo is a person I appreciate a lot and we have great respect for each other but, bearing in mind this situation, they have decided to make it public.”
“Normally, situations like this in England are scrutinised by the Football Association with lots of care and attention. We have seen lots of people speaking about a player that is not theirs and we are due some respect.”
Despite all pointers to an imminent exit from White Hart Lane by Bale,Villas Boas is still bullish that he would remain at the club.
“We are looking towards the future with Gareth,” said Villas-Boas.
“In football anything is possible but what we’ve communicated so far is that we are not willing to concede to their [Real Madrid's] interest in the player.”
Bale was believed to have bade goodbye to his teammates on Friday,before the friendly against Monaco,and also there are reports that both Madrid and Spurs’ Presidents: Florentino Perez and Daniel Levy met in USA on Sunday,negotiating about the deal.
Continue reading...