Why Gareth Bale Transfer would be BAD for Everyone

Gareth Bale. He's young, he's talented, he's Welsh.

 Bale is the man at Tottenham, winning premier league player of the year last year and netting 23 goals for Spurs.  After the season he had, suitors would be calling for sure.  But he (initially) pledged his commitment to fulfilling out his contract extension he signed just one summer ago.

Oh what a difference a few months make...

A day hasn't gone by since the July transfer window opened that Bale's name hasn't come up.  And it's all rumored with Real Madrid.

As a Spurs and Bale fan, I selfishly don't want him to leave... But after I actually took the time to look at everything as a neutral member of the "media," I think it would be in everyone's best interest if Bale stays at White Hart Lane.

Let's start with the obvious.  It's in Spurs' best interest to keep Bale because he's so damn good, the best player on the team, the face of the club, the revenue generator, and he pretty much was the entire team last season, scoring one third of the teams goals.

They need him.  The times Bale didn't play, Spurs looked lost and unable to generate anything.  Now the team has improved with the additions of Soldado, Paulinho, and Chadli, but that's not enough.  They need Bale.

But what about Real Madrid, Dave?  You said it would be in everyone's best interest if he stayed, how would it be in theirs to not get such a talented player?

Good question, I'm glad you asked.

First of all, they want Bale because they want to flex their muscle.  Tottenham isn't a brand like ManU or Chelsea or Barca.  Players can and have been lured away from there.  So just like Luka Modric, Real want to force Tottenham into selling one of their best.

No, they don't just want to flex muscle Dave, teams don't do that.

Real Madrid does.  Real has been about acquiring the best talent regardless of fit or team chemistry for years now.  While Barca develop moreso and bring in guys that fit perfectly, Real will just throw money at individual talent like an ADD kid playing FIFA.

You sign Bale, where does he play?  He plays the same position and style as Christiano Ronaldo, so do you move CRon?  Do you move Bale?  How can CRon and Bale gel?  What about Ozil, Benzema, amongst many others?

The pricetag is so enormous on Bale right now only a team with the priorities of Real Madrid would be dumb enough to pay it.  I love Bale, but he's not worth what Real will have to pay.  But all Real want to do is spend huge, absurd dollars, euros, pounds, whatever, to prove that they are a powerhouse.  They still won't beat Barca.

Why should Bale stay?  For the same reasons Tottenham need him and why Real shouldn't buy him.  

White Hart lane is perfect for him.  He's beloved, he's the star, he's turning into a brand.  At Real I have no doubt that he will struggle to catch fire.

The enormous price tag will come with enormous expectations and enormous pressure.  Bale is only 23 and probably not ready for it.  Real will give up more for Bale than they did to get CRon.  

He has a perfect situation with Tottenham.  Yes, they're not as alluring as Real or Barca, but he is the face of a team on the rise, that can and would pay him a HEAFTY amount to stay.  If he wants to continue to brand himself like he has lately, he'll stay at White Hart Lane

(at least for one more year)