Gareth bale's move to madrid put on hold by tottenham hotspur

Spurs are adamant that despite agreeing a deal in principle to sell Bale
to Real for £90 million (€105million — €5million more than was
expected) they will not release the forward until a replacement is signed.
There is little doubt that Bale will be a Real player for a world-record fee
by the time that the transfer window closes on Sept 2 but senior sources
suggested on Monday night it could go into the final two days of the
window. Real had hoped to unveil the player on Tuesday.
Real have negotiated a straight cash deal with Spurs having also
discussed the possibility of selling players to them as part of the
negotiations.
The Premier League club, despite reaching an agreement at a summit
meeting last Wednesday involving Real president Florentino Pérez, Spurs
chairman Daniel Levy, technical director Franco Baldini and Bale’s agent
Jonathan Barnett, will not be railroaded into an announcement.
Spurs ratified the deal over the weekend even though Levy continued to
insist there was no financial pressure to sell Bale despite a summer of
heavy spending. Instead, Spurs accept there is no point keeping the 24-
year-old, who is determined to leave, especially as Real are prepared to
make such a large bid.