Villas-Boas bracing for Bale's likely departure

Andre Villas-Boas insists Gareth Bale's move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid has yet to be concluded, but expects negotiations to move on within the next 48 hours.

Bale was in Madrid when his Spurs teammates beat Swansea City to secure a second successive Premier League win, and is expected to switch to the La Liga club in a world record 86 million pounds ($134 million) transfer.

But speaking after the Swansea win, Tottenham manager Villas-Boas said: "There is interest from Real Madrid. Whether the transfer will happen or not, hopefully you will have more news in the next couple of days, but at the moment there is nothing I can tell you.