Chelsea are preparing a £40 million offer for Tottenham star Gareth Bale. The Daily Express says Roman Abramovich has targeted Tottenham hero Bale as the wide man he wants to revitalise his Chelsea side and provide the service for £50m striker Fernando Torres.
If Tottenham fail to finish in the top four this season - and they meet Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in a game which could decide their fate - Abramovich's chances of securing Welsh star Bale will increase greatly.
Spurs owner Daniel Levy is unlikely to turn down such a massive bid and manager Harry Redknapp has already said such a situation would be out of his hands.
Bale, a sensation for Spurs in their first Champions League campaign before a series of injuries, is understood to want another year at White Hart Lane. However Chelsea's willingness to double his £75,000-a-week wages could change his mind.
