Less than eight weeks ago, Jose Mourinho was downplaying the possibility of Tottenham doing anything too spectacular in this transfer window, promising only “small changes” and no “players for £100 million”. It made perfect sense for a club who expected to lose £200 million because of coronavirus, having been left unable to fill their new stadium.
But now, one game into the 2020-21 season, Spurs are on the brink of signing a man who for three years was the most expensive footballer in history. The man who Daniel Levy himself sold to Real Madrid seven years ago for €100 million (£85.2 million), and whose Real Madrid contract for the last four years has been worth the equivalent of £600,000 per week before tax.
So how are Spurs going to afford to re-sign Gareth Bale…?
The first thing to point out is that while Bale is a huge name, signing him may not be as expensive as you might think. It is nothing…
