Tottenham seal Bale deal
Tottenham have completed the signing of Southampton full-back
Gareth Bale for a fee that could rise to £10million.
Southampton will receive an immediate payment of £5million, with
further conditional payments up to a total additional consideration
of £5million.
The 17-year-old Wales international has enjoyed a fine campaign on
the South Coast but following Southampton's play-off defeat at the
semi-final stage, Bale has elected to step-up to the Premiership by
moving to White Hart Lane.
Bale, who was tracked by several of the country's biggest clubs
before plumping for Spurs, is looking to the future with
understandable excitement.
"I am just excited to be coming to a big club, a massive club like
Tottenham," Bale told the club's official website.
"I want to play in the Premiership, Tottenham is a club pushing
forward and I want to be part of its future."
Tottenham's Sporting Director Damien Comolli believes Bale has all
the attributes to quickly establish himself as a regular in Martin
Jol's first team.
"We have been following Gareth for a long time now and have been
very tenacious, so we are absolutely delighted to get him here,"
said Comolli.
"He is a player of great quality and, as we always say, our aim in
each window is to improve the quality of the squad.
"Gareth has great physical attributes, he is tall, good in the air
and has a fantastic left foot. He is very good on set pieces, he is
clever on the ball and his passing selection is excellent.
"He has the ideal combination to become a top, top player and he is
only 17."
