Spurs agree to Soldado deal, Madrid net Bale

The official Tottenham HotSpurs website announced the deal with Roberto Soldado subject to medical. The La Liga club’s president, Amadeo Salvo, had said on Wednesday that the deal would be held up until a problem with the player’s agents had been resolved. The striker netted 80 times in 146 appearances during his time at the Mestalla who he joined from Getafe in 2010, after impressing with a tally of 29 goals in 60 league appearances. [caption id=“attachment_1003067” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Soldado will help Spurs immensely. Reuters[/caption] Media reports put the transfer fee at 30 million euros ($39.84 million) for Soldado, who scored 30 goals in 46 appearances for Valencia last season. The 28-year-old began his career at Real Madrid where he scored 63 goals in 120 league appearances for the B side, Real Madrid Castilla, also featuring on 16 occasions for the First Team either side of a loan move to Osasuna in season 2006-7 when he scored 11 goals in 30 appearances before moving to Getafe in 2008. The Spain international now has 11 caps to his name and is the scorer of six goals for his country, with his most recent appearances coming in the Confederations Cup, staged in Brazil in June. No Spaniard has scored more league goals than Soldado (75) over the last three seasons. And that’s the kind of quality that Spurs sure will be able to use. Meanwhile, according to AS, Real Madrid have reached a “verbal” deal for Bale worth 120 million euros. But the deal will only be announced after Spurs bring in three new signings. “Spurs manager André Villas-Boas is keen on Fabio Coentrao, while he is also an admirer of Ángel di María. Meanwhile, Tottenham’s latest request has been the inclusion of young striker Álvaro Morata; however, Madrid have categorically ruled out the option of the Spain Under-21 star leaving the Santiago Bernabéu,” said the AS report.