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“Great player”: Real Madrid president addresses Gareth Bale future amid Tottenham links

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June 26, 2021

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez coy on Gareth Bale future amid Tottenham links

Speaking in a recent interview (via Le 10 Sport h/t Football.london), Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was coy on the matter of the future of Tottenham target Gareth Bale.

Having left Tottenham for Real Madrid back in 2013, Bale returned to north London last summer, signing on a season-long loan deal. The Welshman endured a difficult start to life back at Tottenham with fitness issues holding him back. However, as the campaign progressed, the 31-year-old found his groove and finished with a tally of 16 goals in all competitions.

Gareth Bale scored for Tottenham vs Southampton in the first game post Mourinho era

Gareth Bale scored 16 goals in the 2020/21 season

But with his loan deal expiring at the end of the month, there has been a lack of clarity around his situation as Tottenham continue to be linked with him. Perez, who has overseen another managerial change at Real Madrid this summer, with Carlo Ancelotti replacing Zinedine Zidane, spoke highly of Bale when asked about his future. However, he did not give much away, remaining coy in his reply. (h/t h/t Football.london)

“Gareth Bale? He’s a great player. He won us big finals. In my opinion, he is one of the big players in Europe. Everyone is as they are, they have their own personality. What I remember is that in Kiev, he scored with an overhead kick. His head in Lisbon. The run against FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey.

“If I would like him to stay? I love everyone. We have 35 players and can only register 25… Ceballos, Kubo, Odegaard, we can’t fit them all.”

Gareth Bale scored in the win against Wycombe

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Bale is currently away on international duty with the Wales national team where he has looked good, helping the Dragons through to the knockouts. Any talk of his future will have to wait until the tournament is out of the way.