Premise: Gareth Bale's future at Real Madrid is up in the air after a difficult, injury-hit campaign that has seen him score just nine times. Manchester United are said to be interested in bringing him to Old Trafford, four years after David Moyes failed to sign him from Tottenham. However, Bale is also supposedly open to joining Chelsea given the financial muscle the Londoners possess.
Hypothesis: Chelsea is on a tight budget.