Video: Spanish journalists question Bale transfer fee

Spanish journalists David Rodriguez and Tamin El Dalati react to Gareth Bale’s world record breaking transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid.

Tamin El Dalati, Journalist:“Real Madrid and Barcelona are still living in a bubble. Their economy is separate from what Spanish economy is like nowadays. They are getting a lot of money from tv, but this money does not exist. Real Madrid are still getting a lot of money from the use of the land around their former stadium, so it’s out of question. They are living in a bubble that at the will explode in the end.”

David Rodriguez, Journalist (on Bale’s transfer price):“I think it’s a lot. Many people will think the price is insulting. But it’s also insulting how much money football makes in Spain. So, in the end, maybe one thing will compensate for the other. But the truth is that it is a lot of money.”

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