Gareth Bale: Spurs 'consider rival bid to Real Madrid offer'

 By Dan Roan BBC chief sports correspondent

Tottenham have received offers from more than one club for Real Madrid target Gareth Bale.

According to senior sources at White Hart Lane, Real's £86m bid for the 24-year-old Welshman is not the only one being considered.
Spurs insist no final agreement has yet been reached with the Spanish giants.
However, Real Madrid still remain on the brink of sealing a world record transfer for Bale after days of negotiations.
The identity of the second bidder is not known, although Manchester United have been linked with the winger this summer.
In a further twist, it has emerged that Spurs have approached Chelsea with a view to buying a player - thought to be Juan Mata - to replace Bale.
Spurs were close to signing the Brazilian winger Willian last week before a late bid from Chelsea beat them to his signature.
Losing out to their London rivals has delayed Spurs finalising the departure of Bale, and Mata had been identified as a potential replacement.
Spurs are frustrated that Chelsea are refusing to sell a player who could now find himself behind Willian in the Stamford Bridge pecking order.