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I said in another thread (race for top 4 I think) that, aside from how good he still is, one of the obvious reasons that we might do this is the effect it might have on naming rights and sponsorship for the new stadium.
Let's remember that as it stands he is still box office gold. In Spain and a host of countries whenever there is an advert featuring RM players he is always one of the 4 or 5. He scored a sensational overhead kick in the last CL final. He was being shown 100m tall on loop on a billboard in Times Square NY when he won player of the year here. He is one of the most recognisable players in the world.
If Levy is trying to get, say, £25m per year for 10 years for naming rights then it might get the deal over the line to say that you'll have Gareth Bale playing in the first couple of seasons.
I have no idea whether Poch wants him and admit that there is always a danger bringing in somebody who earns so much more than the rest bit I think this is the summer where we can and should change our approach. We need to capitalise on the CL run and put out some markers that say we're here to stay and we're in the market for the best players (whether strictly true financially or not)
Let's remember that as it stands he is still box office gold. In Spain and a host of countries whenever there is an advert featuring RM players he is always one of the 4 or 5. He scored a sensational overhead kick in the last CL final. He was being shown 100m tall on loop on a billboard in Times Square NY when he won player of the year here. He is one of the most recognisable players in the world.
If Levy is trying to get, say, £25m per year for 10 years for naming rights then it might get the deal over the line to say that you'll have Gareth Bale playing in the first couple of seasons.
I have no idea whether Poch wants him and admit that there is always a danger bringing in somebody who earns so much more than the rest bit I think this is the summer where we can and should change our approach. We need to capitalise on the CL run and put out some markers that say we're here to stay and we're in the market for the best players (whether strictly true financially or not)