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    The Gareth Bale 7



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    Eight years ago Gareth Bale made the record transfer to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for £85million. A good move for Real as they won four Champions League titles. But what about Spurs? What did they win? And what did they do with the money?

    This is a brief history of Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen, Paulinho, Roberto Soldado, Nacer Chadli, Etienne Capoue, and Vlad Chiriches – The Gareth Bale 7

    Written by Seb Stafford-Bloor, illustrated by Craig Silcock

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    1. Michael Smith on

      When Soldado wasn't working out as a striker, he should've been moved to a creative midfielder (like Fabregas when he was at Chelsea). He had the Spanish style slick passing and touches. Ranking the 7 acquisitions:

      1. Eriksen

      diiiiiiiiisssssssstant 2. Lamela

      3-7. Everyone else.

    2. Razvan Teofik on

      Vlad Chiriches had an amazing 2 season's with Steaua. Sadly all players from Eastern Europe when are transferred to big Western clubs loses their minds and they don't deliver.

    11. 11RollsReus11 on

      Think the video downplays Eriksen a bit. Wasn’t just a key player for Pochettino, he was arguably Spurs’ best player some seasons even when Kane formally established himself. My memory must also be foggy because I didn’t remember him being on the outs like that at Ajax. I remember, for me, he was by far the most exciting purchase Spurs had made with the Bale money.

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