Football Gone Mad part 2

Rumors has it that Real Madrid is trying to sign Gareth Bale for $105million to kick a round leather ball. If all goes according to plan,then it will certainly be the world record for the highest transfer fee for a soccer player. Which begs the question, is Bale really worth that much or in fact is any player worth that much? Obviously not!
One factor responsible for the high transfer fee is the escape clause in Bale's contract.Since his contract expires a long time from now, Tottenham are in no hurry to sell. And would love to hold on to their star man for a while longer in their quest for a top four finish.
But that does not fully explain why a Real Madrid would need to cough such an astronomical amount of money for a player. It is Real Madrid and not some newly bought small club with a sugar daddy looking to increase their profile? Juxtapose that with Barcelona's bid for Fabregas where Barca's clout reduced the true cost of their target man.  Real Madrid have the same clout if not more. The desire of any player to play for such an illustrious club, should surely trump over a quick pay day?

Besides Uefa's financial fair play has been thrown out of the window. As wenger described it, a joke. The laws due to start next year, was put in place to curb this sort of reckless player purchases. And if nothing is done ,it will only confirm what it felt in some quarters that it was meant to stop the dominance of English clubs.

Ronaldo could be making his way back to Old Trafford for $80 million. Thereby offsetting the cost of the Bale transfer. This is unlikely since Ronaldo is part of Real's per-season tour and he has been their highest goal scorer since his arrival at the Bernabeu. Madrid need for a marque signing after losing out to perennial rivals Barcelona for Neymar's signature, might also have instigated this move now. There is nothing the Bernubeu faithfuls would love more than getting one over the catalans. Makes one wonder where Bale will fit in a crowed team where the likes of  Kaka, Modric and Ozil struggle to find playing time.The Galatico bug seems to be catchy as Baracelona have now followed the same model in their $60 million pursuit of Brazilian star man Neymar.

Either way, Bale is an asset for any team and in a Galatico-studed side,could very well provide the missing piece in Real's jigsaw quest for the elusive tenth Champions League trophy.