Poll: Is Tottenham forward Gareth Bale worth more than £80m?

Real Madrid will need to break the world record transfer fee to land the Welshman

Gareth Bale (GETTY IMAGES)

The expectation at Tottenham Hotspur is that if Real Madrid offer a world-record transfer fee for Gareth Bale, in excess of the £80m they paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, then Spurs will sell.

But what do you think he's worth?

Take part in our poll below and read on for a few stats and facts about the Wales international to help you make your decision.

• Last season Bale won a multitude of awards, including the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the PFA Young Player of the Year and the Football Writers' Footballer of the Year.
• He scored 21 Premier League goals in 33 appearances last season. Nine of them came from outside the box - more than any other player in the top five European leagues.
• During the 2011/12 season he scored 9 goals, in 2010/11 scored 7 and the season before that just 3.
• For Wales he has scored 11 goals in 41 outings.

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