Real Madrid paid a monstrous fee for Gareth Bale, but the team already has plans to recoup the 200 million euros spent on the player.
According to ESPN, "Sources close to Real Madrid have already started revealing how the club plans to ensure a return on their €200 million plus investment in fee and wages over the six years of Gareth Bale's contract."
The team recently traded Mesut Ozil to Arsenal for 50 million euros; a quarter of what the team spent on the Welshman.
The next step in winning back money will be selling jerseys. According to ESPN, Madrid is confident it can sell 40,000 Bale jerseys quickly and will look to exploit the Anglo-Saxon market in hopes of promoting its new superstar.
"The club are opening the Anglo-Saxon market after losing a share of the market elsewhere with the loss of Kaka, who has enormous pull in China and South America," reported AS.
Additionally, Bale and Adidas are currently in the process of renegotiating their deal, which will help Madrid earn some of the revenue. Furthermore, Bale is slated to appear on the cover of FIFA 2014 alongside Lionel Messi.
Bale recently trademarked his "Eleven of Hearts" goal celebration and Madrid is slated to make some money off of that as well.
The Welshman was presented to the Madrid faithful on Monday and noted that he is excited about playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. Bale went so far as to call his teammate "the best player in the world."
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