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KEY POINTS
- Tottenham beat Manchester United in the race to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid
- Bale is also interested in rejoining the Spurs, his agent confirmed.
- Tottenham is also approaching a permanent agreement to sign Sergio Reguilón
Tottenham Hotspur are now in talks with Real Madrid to sign Gareth Bale while Manchester United remain focused on their “other priorities”, according to reports.
Apart from Sergio Reguilón, Bale is one of the stars of Los Blancos strongly linked to a departure from the Bernabéu in this transfer window. Tottenham and United are eager to dive for the Madrid winger, but the former have now become the favorites.
Tottenham is negotiating a deal with the La Liga champions to re-sign Bale, who is also “interested” in joining the English club. David Ornstein from The Athletic reported. Tottenham and Bale have yet to reach an agreement, but the Premier League club has a “special place” in the 31-year-old’s heart.
Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett also confirmed to the Associated Press that the Welsh winger wants to return to the club he left years ago.
“That’s where he wants to go,” Barnett told the AP.
United, meanwhile, are only considering Bale as a loaner.
Before the Spurs and Madrid negotiations for Bale, sources told ESPN that United’s interest in the four-time Champions League winner was serious, but that the club was “focusing on other priorities” in this stage.
Any Bale-related transfer moves would also depend on the outcome of United’s search for Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho. Sources said United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer only sees Bale as a backup option in case a move to main target Sancho doesn’t materialize.
According to the report, Madrid are open to selling Bale, but if the deal doesn’t go through, a subsidized loan deal between their parent club and United could be possible in which the player would earn a salary of £ 600,000 ($ 773,000). ) a week. .
Bale, who once turned down an offer from United to sign with Madrid in 2013, is said to be aware that the Red Devils are prioritizing Sancho above everyone else.
But if all goes well for Tottenham, Bale will return to the Premier League seven years after he left for Los Blancos through a staggering £ 85.3 million ($ 110 million) transfer deal.
Meanwhile, United is in talks with Madrid for a transfer deal for Reguilon, according to recent reports from Spain. The Red Devils received a boost in their search for the 23-year-old after his loaned club Sevilla signed a replacement for him in Sporting CP’s Marcos Acuña.
However, Tottenham can beat United on the left side and The Athletic confirmed that the club is already approaching a permanent deal to sign Reguilon.
No deals have been signed yet, but Reguilon joining Spurs in this window is “very possible,” the report said.
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