Goodbye Cafu (1)

Azpilicueta’s signing went more smoothly than expected.

The player himself was also open to the transfer, and although Osasuna wanted to keep him, once the club realized he was set on leaving, it tried to drive up the fee as much as possible.

‘At least these guys aren’t playing dirty.’

As a result, Azpilicueta’s transfer fee was set at the surprisingly low price of €8 million.

‘Ah, right. He’s a defender.’

I shook my head and quickly came to my senses.

‘Come to think of it, we may have paid a little too much for Bale….’

It was no wonder Tottenham Hotspur’s chairman had decided to let Bale go so quickly.

The chairman must have been raising a toast after offloading a dud like Bale for a huge fee.

‘Well, we’ll find out next season.’...