Bale not worth £100m to Madrid – Fabregas

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes rivals Real Madrid would be ill-advised to sign Gareth Bale for £100m.

The Tottenham star has been heavily linked with a move to the Spanish capital outfit following a season in which he established himself as one of the top players in the Premier League.

The winger made 44 appearances last term, scoring 26 goals and claiming several player of the year awards.

However, despite Bale’s rise to prominence in recent years, Fabregas, who spent eight years with Spurs’ local rivals Arsenal, does not think the Welshman is worth such a big outlay.

“Spending £100m on Bale is foolish,” he said.

“I don’t know how any club could spend that amount of money.