Tottenham's Reported Transfer 'Block' May Point to Fear of
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Tottenham's Reported Transfer 'Block' May Point to Fear of
Arsenal  In the summer of 2013, Tottenham Hotspur unwittingly
did Arsenal a massive favour.  For most of the transfer window,
the Gunners struggled to land their major targets. Moves for
Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain failed to bear fruit. Arsene
Wenger and the Arsenal fans were frustrated and forlorn.
Tottenham, meanwhile, embarked on a spectacular rebuilding
scheme, twice breaking their club transfer record as they sought
to construct a team capable of qualifying for the Champions
League.   Denis Doyle/Getty Images  However, Tottenham’s summer
had one major black mark against it: the loss of Gareth Bale.
Bale was Spurs’ star player in 2012/13, but their failure to
make the top four made his departure inevitable. Real Madrid had
publicly anointed the Welshman as their next “Galactico." After
that, the transfer seemed simply a matter