Fabregas: Real Madrid would be ‘crazy’ to bid €100m for Bale

Tottenham’s star player has been heavily linked with a big-money move to the Liga giants and the figures bandied about have shocked the ex-Arsenal skipperBy Shane Farrington

 Cesc Fabregas: Real Madrid would be ‘crazy’ to bid €100m for BaleTottenham’s star player has been heavily linked with a big-money move to the Liga giants and the figures bandied about have shocked the ex-Arsenal skipperBy Shane FarringtonJun 18, 2013 10:53:00 PMCesc Fabregas - SpainCesc Fabregas - SpainBarcelona's Cesc Fabregas thinks Real Madrid would be ‘crazy’ to break the world
transfer record and pay €100 million for Tottenham's Gareth Bale.

 The Wales international has been heavily linked with a move to the
Bernabeu with speculation putting a potential transfer fee in the
region of £85 million - which would break the current transfer €94
million record which Madrid paid to Manchester United for Cristiano
Ronaldo.

 However, Fabregas does not understand how a club could be prepared
to spend such a substantial figure.

 He told AS: “For me, spending €100 million on Gareth Bale
is crazy. I don’t know how any club could spend that amount of
money in these [economic] circumstances.

 “He is a great player with all the right attributes, but we will
have to see if Madrid sign him and if he can perform there.”

 Fabregas also reiterated his desire to remain at Barcelona despite
continued speculation linking him with a return to the Premier
League.

 “People talk a lot, but the truth is that no one has spoken with
me,” he added. “I want to triumph in Barcelona. That club is my
home and I always dreamed of playing there, so I will try and
succeed there as long as I can.”

 The midfielder also insisted newboy Neymar will need time to settle
at Camp Nou, adding: “Neymar will need time to adapt because he is
coming from a completely different type of football.

 “We need to help him settle in and grow so that he can give us
great nights.

 “The egos are very controlled in our team. [Lionel] Messi has won
the Ballon d’Or four times and is probably the best player of all
time - but when you see him every morning, he doesn’t seem like
it.