Barcelona’s summer transfer priority will be to secure the signature of Tottenham Hotspur’s star player Gareth Bale, according to The Telegraph.
The Spanish giants sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and the club’s technical department have earmarked 22-year-old Bale as the best in Europe in his position and consider the Welshman as a long term replacement for left-back Eric Abidal, who went under the knife last week for a live transplant.
Barca’s chief scout Albert Valentin watched Bale closely in Tottenham’s 3-1 win at Fulham last November, a game where Bale setup Aaron Lennon for Spurs’ second goal and have been closely monitoring him ever since. In truth, Bale thrust himself into the European spotlight last season when he single-handily tore Inter Milan apart in the Champions League when he scored an incredible hat-trick and was later named the Pfa Player of the Year last season.
Securing...
The Spanish giants sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and the club’s technical department have earmarked 22-year-old Bale as the best in Europe in his position and consider the Welshman as a long term replacement for left-back Eric Abidal, who went under the knife last week for a live transplant.
Barca’s chief scout Albert Valentin watched Bale closely in Tottenham’s 3-1 win at Fulham last November, a game where Bale setup Aaron Lennon for Spurs’ second goal and have been closely monitoring him ever since. In truth, Bale thrust himself into the European spotlight last season when he single-handily tore Inter Milan apart in the Champions League when he scored an incredible hat-trick and was later named the Pfa Player of the Year last season.
Securing...
- 4/20/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
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