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Gareth Bale Could Have Played Last Game For Tottenham'

André Villas-Boas admitted that Gareth Bale may have played his last game for Tottenham as he has become isolated due to Real Madrid's efforts to sign him. Bale has not played since scoring in Tottenham's first pre-season friendly over a month ago due to injuries. Villas-Boas ruled Bale out for Tottenham's first three matches of the season, and by the time he regains fitness the transfer window may have closed with Bale having moved to Madrid. While Tottenham want to keep Bale, Villas-Boas acknowledged Madrid's interest and said anything could happen before the end of the transfer window.

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Gareth Bale Could Have Played Last Game For Tottenham'

André Villas-Boas admitted that Gareth Bale may have played his last game for Tottenham as he has become isolated due to Real Madrid's efforts to sign him. Bale has not played since scoring in Tottenham's first pre-season friendly over a month ago due to injuries. Villas-Boas ruled Bale out for Tottenham's first three matches of the season, and by the time he regains fitness the transfer window may have closed with Bale having moved to Madrid. While Tottenham want to keep Bale, Villas-Boas acknowledged Madrid's interest and said anything could happen before the end of the transfer window.

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Gareth Bale could have played last game for Tottenham

Bale has not played for Tottenham since he scored in the clubs opening official friendly against Swindon Town a month ago

Gary Jacob, The Times Published 1 minute ago Andr Villas-Boas has admitted that Gareth Bale could have played his final game for Tottenham Hotspur after saying that he has become an isolated figure at the club as Real Madrid continue their efforts to sign him. The Portuguese head coach ruled Bale out of Tottenhams opening three matches of the season, starting away to Crystal Palace on Sunday, and acknowledged that his fitness levels would then be a concern, having missed most of pre-season with injuries. By the time Bale returns to match fitness, the transfer deadline of September 2 may have passed and he could have moved to Madrid. There will be speculation about the reasons for the players absences and Villas-Boas said that Bale had not revealed his mental stance at the prospect of joining one of the biggest clubs in the world. Of greater significance is the suggestion of a rift.

His mental state nobody knows because the player doesnt speak, Villas-Boas said. The only thing that we are able to see or you are able to see is the player arriving in and out of the training ground. Obviously he is very far off regarding his fitness compared to the others, so it will take some time to bring him back to the level that the others are after six weeks. Bale has not played for Tottenham since he scored in the clubs opening official friendly against Swindon Town a month ago, after which he sustained injuries to a buttock and a hamstring. Tottenham claim that his foot injury flares up when he puts on his boots and tries to strike the ball, rather than when he is wearing his trainers. After playing Palace, Tottenham meet Dynamo Tbilisi in the first leg of a Uefa Europa League qualifying tie on Thursday and are at home to Swansea City a week on Sunday. They play the return leg against the Georgian side and Arsenal in the final four days of the transfer window. Pre-season has gone by without him being involved so much, Villas-Boas said. We will have to assess if the pain in his foot has stopped troubling his progress to return into first-team training. Our idea is to count on Gareth. Ideally, we would like the player to continue belonging to Tottenham. We are aware that Real Madrid are interested. In football anything can happen but this is a player we cherish a lot and has helped us progress and ideally we want to continue with him. Madrid have shrugged aside speculation that some of their players are unhappy that Bale has been offered a salary on-par with Cristiano Ronaldo, the top earner who is paid 8.5 million-a-year after tax. The Spanish club are willing to offer about 100 million for Bale but want the payments to be spread over the six-year contract that he has been offered. Tottenham have demanded that the entire transfer fee be paid on completion of the deal. Separately, the North London club disagree over the valuation of Fabio Coentrao, the Portugal left back who they want to sign. Madrid value him at 22 million, 6 million more than Tottenham are willing to pay. Villas-Boas predicted that Tottenham would challenge for the Barclays Premier League title and cups if he could sign the players that he wanted this month, having already committed nearly 60 million on four players. We have gone an extra level in investment and this is a different pattern from seasons previously, Villas-Boas said. The team we are trying to put together already look very strong. Hopefully we can threaten not only in the league but for the other trophies.

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