It has been a transfer window full of the usual long-running sagas and occasional surprises, but it does seem to have been a bad-tempered few months, with more than the usual number of players – as well as the occasional manager – trying to force moves in the most public and spiteful style.
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Written by Eni Aluko
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/aug/08/gareth-bale-saga-transfer-window-neymar-koscielny-eni-aluko under the title “Gareth Bale saga is a spiteful tale in a window that has turned murky | Eni Aluko”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.