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@cornelius_blackfoot
interesting marcotti article on the Bale Situation he knows more about their deals and wages than I do... Which is a good thing..
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/226315.html
"That said, every indication coming out of Spain is that the bid - if it exists - is not exclusively a cash one. It's Angel Di Maria, Fabio Coentrao and £38m in exchange for Bale. Implicit in all this is that Di Maria and Coentrao are worth £45m combined.
That makes a huge difference. And you can see why Levy might have been rather more impressed with an £82m cash bid than what he supposedly received.
Cash is something you can use to buy what you want. If you happen to want Di Maria and Coentrao and you think they are worth £45m [or more], then they're as good as cash. If not, you're losing out.
Both Coentrao and Di Maria are 25. They are locked into deals through 2017 and 2018, respectively, which means that if you sign them, you're committing to more than £60m in combined wages during the next five years. That rather reduces your wiggle room."