Gareth Bale open to second season at Tottenham, confirms agent

Jonathan Barnett has "no problem" with the Real Madrid loanee spending two years back at Spurs
Dan Kilpatrick @Dan_KP22 September 2020

Gareth Bale could stay at Tottenham for a second season, his agent Jonathan Barnett has confirmed.

As reported by Standard Sport last week, Bale's season-long loan deal from Real Madrid includes the option of a second year – which would take the 31-year-old to the end of his contract in the Spanish capital.

And Barnett told BBC Radio 5-Live this morning: "I'm sure that if things really worked out well, we'd have no problem [with Gareth staying a second season].

"This is the club he wants to play at. I don't see any problems if he wants another year."

Barnett said Bale, who won four Champions League titles with Real, was treated "disgracefully" by the Spanish club, having been frozen out by coach Zinedine Zidane before his return to Spurs last week.

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"It was an unhappy period," Barnett said. "I'm not going to put the blame on people because it doesn't help but things could have been made a lot better for him.

"In my opinion he wasn't treated correctly for somebody who has done so much for a great club. I think things were wrong."

Spurs are paying less than half Bale's £600,000-a-week wages, with Real continuing to cover the majority.

The forward is expected to make his second Spurs debut next month.

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