Gareth Bale’s return to Tottenham has been a fairy tale alright, Grimm! One of the enduring annoyances of purchases under the Pochettino era were players that arrived with backstories. Once José Mourinho landed all we saw in the main transfers that that addressed immediate concerns in the squad, that were not just affordable but ready to go.
Daniel Levy may be many things, but naive isn’t one of them. Yet he shipped in a player that would bust wide open the salary structure, despite being of distinctly questionable value.
For anyone calling for patience in respect of the Welshman, tell me how long precisely you anticipate this goodwill to last? Bale’s on the wrong end of a million pounds a month, during a pandemic, when shirt sales will be hit and match day revenues are flatlined. Daniel Levy cannot conceivably claim that all of this was ‘unforeseen’.
Bring on the January window and let José breathe.
