Real Madrid Transfer Rumors: Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy To Hash Out Deal To Send Gareth Bale To Spanish Giants

Aug 07, 2013 01:06 AM EDT

After fully expressing his unwillingness to remain with Tottenham, Gareth Bale's transfer to Real Madrid appears to be on its way to being sorted out as Spurs director Keith Mills has conceded to the demands of Bale.

Real's president Florentino Perez has organized a summit with Tottenham chairman Levy to try to resolve the transfer saga while in Miami during the club's preseason tour in the U.S.

But ahead of that sit-down in Miami, Mills said: "If a player is desperate to leave, it's very difficult to force him to stay. We've seen it in other clubs.

"Even if he has a contract, you can't force somebody to play for you."

Real's director general Jose Angel Sanchez has been in contact with Tottenham technical director Franco Baldini to try to smooth things over, confirm the US meeting and discuss potential player-plus-cash elements in the Bale deal.

Spurs' boss Abdre Villas-Boas is a big fan of Alvaro Morata, who was the tournament's leading scorer two months ago as Spain lifted the European Under-21 title, but negotiations have seemed to fizzle.

Morata is considered a player who can replace Gonzalo Higuain in the Madrid lineup; after the Argentinian was sold to Napoli earlier in this transfer window.

Real believe that Morata could be Spain's future No9 and their appreciation of him has been reflected in their efforts to secure him to a long-term deal with an enormous buy-out clause. Morata's contract expires in 2015.

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