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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Journalist questions Gareth Bale stance after Spurs furlough controversy"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-09-17T15:10:53Z"
modified: "2020-09-17T15:10:53Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Journalist questions Gareth Bale stance after Spurs furlough controversy

**Writing on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/1306497752734588929), journalist Daniel Storey has thrown question marks around Gareth Bale’s sensational return to Tottenham by bringing attention to the club’s willingness to pay [50% of his reported £600,000-per-week salary](https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/1306497752734588929) before tax – especially considering the [furlough controversy](https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/1306497752734588929) from earlier this year.**

Over the last few days, Bale’s reunion in north London has attracted plenty of media attention as chairman Daniel Levy [seals the return](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8740799/Gareth-Bale-COMPLETES-stunning-Tottenham.html) of a Spurs icon over seven years after he joined Real Madrid for a then-world record [£85 million fee.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23538218)

The logistics of his season-long loan, including Spurs’ reported stance that they’re willing to fork out around £300,000-per-week, have now been questioned by journalist Storey considering it took ‘[so long](https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/1306497752734588929)‘ to reverse their furlough decision over not paying club staff the extra 20% of their wages.

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During the height of lockdown, it was reported that Tottenham had indeed opted to [utilise the furlough scheme](https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/1306497752734588929) in a bid to save money – with the Lilywhites missing out on crucial match-ticket sales and TV revenue given the season’s untimely postponement.

Spurs’ financial ability was exacerbated further by a report in [the Athletic](https://theathletic.co.uk/1849915/2020/06/04/tottenham-hotspur-loan-government-cashflow-coronavirus/), which stated the club had to borrow £175 million through a government and Bank of England scheme in order to offset huge losses.

Now, after the club seal two mega signings in [Gareth Bale and Sergio Reguilon,](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1306411099475120128) much has been made of Tottenham’s ability to do so considering their past furlough stance – an aspect of the move which ‘sticks in the throat’ according to Storey.

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After this exciting turn of events, supporters will be swooning over the Welshman’s pending first game back as a Spurs player, but perhaps there is a slightly questionable aspect to it all from a financial standpoint.

***Spurs fans, are you wondering how your club can afford 50% of his salary? Have your say in the comments below…***