Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas was resigned Wednesday to seeing star forward Gareth Bale leave for Real Madrid as the Welshman's replacement, Erik Lamela, headed towards White Hart Lane.
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But Villas-Boas said Spurs would still consider fining Bale after he didn't turn up at the north London club's training ground on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
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"He is involved in a big transfer move to Real Madrid and in the end if it happens, we wish him all the best, but the fact that he hasn't turned up is not the correct behaviour...," Villas-Boas said at a news conference.
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"That is the position they chose to take and it's up to the club to decide if it's a fineable offence," the Portuguese added.
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Villas-Boas confirmed Bale was on the brink of joining Spanish giants Real.
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"It could happen very, very soon," he said. Villas-Boas added he did not expect to see Bale at Tottenham's training ground again.
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Under Professional Footballers' Association rules, a player can only be fined two weeks' wages, which in Bale's case amounts to around £160 000.
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Although nine-time record European Cup winners Real first indicated their interest in the currently injured Bale two months ago, the 24-year-old – who scored 31 goals for club and country last season – has still yet to complete his move to Spain.
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Real manager Carlo Ancelotti angered Tottenham by speaking of Bale as though he'd already joined the Spanish club while erecting a stage at the Santiago Bernabeu for the presentation of the Welshman as one of their players.
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"I cannot comment on actions that another club has taken, I showed my disappointment before and I think Carlo did extremely well because he didn't speak about Gareth again after the first time," Villas- Boas said.