Jose Mourinho desperate for Gareth Bale

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Jose Mourinho desperate to end Gareth Bale's Real Madrid hell and is 'waiting with open arms' for dream Tottenham return – reports

The manager wanted to sign the Welshman while in charge of Manchester United and is now keen to bring him to north London

By Glen Williams

Thursday 20th August 2020


Jose Mourinho is reportedly keen to launch a bid to end Gareth Bale's Real Madrid nightmare and bring him back to Tottenham.

Bale has been frozen out in the Spanish capital owing to an apparent rift with manager Zinedine Zidane, who has played him only once in Los Blancos' last 11 fixtures.

The Welshman even decided against travelling to England for Madrid's Champions League tie a fortnight ago because it was said he knew he would play no part in the clash with Manchester City.

His future at the Bernabeu is extremely uncertain, with it unlikely he will get any game time if he stays next season. However, agent Jonathan Barnett adamant his client will see out the final two years of his contract.

Despite that, Spanish outlet El Espanol, report Mourinho has his sights on landing the Wales flyer this summer.

Mourinho is a known admirer of Bale, having chased him on more than one occasion while he was in charge of Manchester United, and now wants to explore the option of bringing him back to north London, where his career skyrocketed.

It could prove difficult, though, with belligerent agent Barnett still thought to be teeming after Los Blancos bungled the player's move to China last year.

It is that botched move which is said to be the reason Barnett does not want his player to leave, with the agent thought to be furious the Spanish champions derailed Bale's transfer.

But El Espanol claim Bale now has two options: Stay at Real Madrid and not play or return to Tottenham, where they say Mourinho will be waiting "with open arms".

Many, especially in this corner of the world, believe that Bale, 31, still has so much to offer and would be a marquee signing if he was to return to the Premier League.

The player shot to stardom while donning the white of Tottenham, for whom he scored 37 Premier League goals in his final three seasons, and many believe he still has the quality to make a telling impact.

Many critics believe Spurs are overly reliant on Harry Kane and need to add more firepower in front of goal, which Bale has in abundance.

Sport claim negotiations for Bale could start for as little as £15m when it comes to a transfer fee, however it is his lofty wage expectations which is thought to be off-putting to many clubs.

The Welshman is thought to bring home in the region of £350,000 a week after tax in the Spanish capital and would need to drastically reduce that figure if he was to seal a move elsewhere.

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Jose Mourinho desperate to end Gareth Bale's Real Madrid hell and is 'waiting with open arms' for dream Tottenham return – reports

The manager wanted to sign the Welshman while in charge of Manchester United and is now keen to bring him to north London

By Glen Williams

Thursday 20th August 2020


Jose Mourinho is reportedly keen to launch a bid to end Gareth Bale's Real Madrid nightmare and bring him back to Tottenham.

Bale has been frozen out in the Spanish capital owing to an apparent rift with manager Zinedine Zidane, who has played him only once in Los Blancos' last 11 fixtures.

The Welshman even decided against travelling to England for Madrid's Champions League tie a fortnight ago because it was said he knew he would play no part in the clash with Manchester City.

His future at the Bernabeu is extremely uncertain, with it unlikely he will get any game time if he stays next season. However, agent Jonathan Barnett adamant his client will see out the final two years of his contract.

Despite that, Spanish outlet El Espanol, report Mourinho has his sights on landing the Wales flyer this summer.

Mourinho is a known admirer of Bale, having chased him on more than one occasion while he was in charge of Manchester United, and now wants to explore the option of bringing him back to north London, where his career skyrocketed.

It could prove difficult, though, with belligerent agent Barnett still thought to be teeming after Los Blancos bungled the player's move to China last year.

It is that botched move which is said to be the reason Barnett does not want his player to leave, with the agent thought to be furious the Spanish champions derailed Bale's transfer.

But El Espanol claim Bale now has two options: Stay at Real Madrid and not play or return to Tottenham, where they say Mourinho will be waiting "with open arms".

Many, especially in this corner of the world, believe that Bale, 31, still has so much to offer and would be a marquee signing if he was to return to the Premier League.

The player shot to stardom while donning the white of Tottenham, for whom he scored 37 Premier League goals in his final three seasons, and many believe he still has the quality to make a telling impact.

Many critics believe Spurs are overly reliant on Harry Kane and need to add more firepower in front of goal, which Bale has in abundance.

Sport claim negotiations for Bale could start for as little as £15m when it comes to a transfer fee, however it is his lofty wage expectations which is thought to be off-putting to many clubs.

The Welshman is thought to bring home in the region of £350,000 a week after tax in the Spanish capital and would need to drastically reduce that figure if he was to seal a move elsewhere.

Match his wage and it's in Bales and Reals interest to let him go for no fee, or they can keep him there in the reserves and still pay his wages and he can play golf?

I think they may even end up paying him part of his wages in advance as a lump sum and Spurs can make the rest up back to the equivalent of £350K a week, although in fairness he's probably not worth that now, he's fading and very injury prone so he is a big risk to Spurs?

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