How Do You Solve A Problem Like Gareth Bale?

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Article by e-Spurs Writer Antony Moule

Right ladies and gentleman, it is time to tackle that elephant in the room, that lingering smell of dirty laundry, that darn Gareth Bale situation. Before we get to that allow me clarify something for you all, just so you know where I'm coming from; I AM A SPURS FAN! However, I will attempt to write this article with (mostly) my all-round football knowledge and understanding hat on, and not my Spurs till I die hat with the blue and white tinted glasses.

Now that you understand my loyalties, here's what I think Tottenham Hotspur, or more appropriately Daniel Levy, should do. Sell Gareth Bale!!! Yep, that's right; they need to sell the Welsh wizard for as much money as humanly possible, or at the very least an extremely good part exchange deal with many pounds thrown in.

I'm guessing you want a bit more than that, so let me explain why. I watched every single Spurs game last season, and (with my all-round football hat on) Tottenham was not a "one man team", but Bale's contribution to the team’s performance and standing in the league was unparallelled by any other player across Europe. He was simple biblical to watch, which is why most journalists, newspapers, ITK's and social media outlets have taken the opinion that if THFC sell Bale, they are ripping out the heart and soul of the team.

That may be true, but let me explain why it doesn't matter....£100million OR (probably) Di Maria and Coentrao and £40million. Many of you may argue against this, and I have read good articles on the reasons that the money isn't the same. Reasons such as spurs won't be able to spend it, hyped up prices for transfer targets; Levy is a tight git etc... etc... But that is simply not the case.

There are genuinely quality players out there, available for the right price. Spurs have already shown this in the acquisition of Paulinho and the shortly to be announced Soldado, and with such a significant cash injection; AVB, Baldini (THFC's DOF) and Mr. Levy would be able to pursue some top players.

Let’s take a hypothetical approach, if Tottenham sold Gareth Bale for in the region of £100million, who would you go and spend it on. Personally (quickly putting my Spurs hat back on), I would go get Brazilian wonder kid Bernard (£22m) Everton's super left back Baines (£22-25m) and another Brazilian, the striker Leandro Damiao (£22m). That's roughly £70m spent on three players, but is there anyone out there who would suggest that Tottenham would not have a great starting lineup and quality in depth with these signings?

You also have to take into consideration the player’s desire, eagerness and motivation to play for you, or as it turns out, play for someone else. I would rather see both Bale kept happy and in a good relationship with Spurs (unlike Modric, Berbatov etc…) and Tottenham get an incredible deal that will help them build on where Bale left us at.

For a bit of fun, let us know if you would sell Bale and if so, who would you buy? You could do that here, in our Forum or on our social media (Facebook / Twitter).

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