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16th September 2020
01:42pm BST

"There is no secret on that. Even Gareth knows that. But I'm not going to speak about him anymore because he is a Real Madrid player."
Bale ended up joining Real Madrid in 2013 for a whopping £85m fee, and got off to a great start in Spain, before injuries and a frosty relationship with Zidane saw him become the world's best paid substitute. His fall out with Madrid was best displayed by his enjoyment at holding a fan's 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' banner after a Wales international last autumn. Bale's agent, Jonathan Barnett, has said his return to Spurs is "close but not done. It's a complicated deal." Tottenham defender Eric Dier said Bale's return would be cause for celebration among fans but refuses to get swept up in the emotion of it all."From the fans’ point of view, when you’re linked with a player of that level, it’s extremely exciting for any club," Dier said. "For me personally it doesn’t really effect me in any way. It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last time.
"There’s constantly speculation about people going different places, different talk in football every day."
Meanwhile, Tottenham are close to securing the signing of Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilón after Manchester United, previously the favourites to sign him, refused to accept a buy back clause as part of the deal.Explore more on these topics: