Today: Gareth Bale’s big pockets, Sebastian Pol’s scare tactics and David Moyes’s dark place
To save the Fiver a stressful morning fiddling about with its abacus, another top journalist has helpfully broken down the “insane details” of the new and improved six-year deal inked by Gareth Bale that will apparently make him the world’s highest paid player on £350,000 a week. After tax. According to The Mirror, the one-time Tottenham full-back turned Real Madrid winger will earn £34 per minute, which adds up to £2,054 per hour. Or £43 per second spent on the pitch, which adds up to £2,580 per minute. In a nutshell: whether he’s on the pitch or not on the pitch, Bale will be earning lots and lots of money.
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