Gareth Bale told Sky Sports that he had returned to a “love with all my heart” after joining Tottenham from Real Madrid.
In the maximum movement window to date, Bale signed for Tottenham, who will face Newcastle against Sky Sports on Sunday afternoon, on a loan earlier this month, seven years after leaving for a world record at the time.
“I am pleased to be back and love this club with all my heart. I have had wonderful memories here and I feel very satisfied and confident. My power point has increased,” Bale told Sky Sports’ Geoff Shreeves.
Reflecting on his departure from the Royal, with which he won four Champions League titles, Bale added: “It was time for a replacement. I looked to replace for a while but it didn’t materialize. This club means a lot to me. “gave me opportunities and I felt it was the right time to come back, I feel like the club is going in the right direction and I looked to be a part of it.
“I just need to enjoy my football. In Madrid, it’s a little flat for a while, and I think everyone can see it. When you’re not happy, it’s hard to play at the highest level. “
But where will Bale have compatibility? Part of Bale’s fascination with returning is locating where Tottenham manager José Mourinho intends to place him. The return of the Welsh, as well as the signing of Sergio Reguilón, has led to theories that Mourinho is relocating Tottenham into a new 3-4-3 formation.
For his part, Bale says he is pleased to play “anywhere on the front. I’m comfortable on the right where I’ve played to the fullest of my career, the striker where I’ve played a lot, and I’ve played on the pitch gone a lot. “
What is certain is that the 2020/21 Bale will be markedly different from the unmatched and unmatched 2012/13 Premier League striker.
“I’m not the 20-year-old running 90 meters on the band line every two seconds!” he conceded. As you get older, you realize you want to manage a little more and decide the right times. You’ll be more informed about the game. When you’re younger, you want to impress and approve 100 percent all the time.
“But when you have the experience, you can manage yourself, manage the game, and manage the conditions under which you yourself. “
Bale is not expected to play against Newcastle due to an injury previously suffered earlier this month in a foreign project and is saddened by the close certainty that his debut moment with Tottenham is likely to be to take positions behind closed doors.
“Obviously, it’s disappointing that the enthusiasts who are in the stadium for my first match come back because I feel like the reception would have been amazing. “
And perhaps also in stark contrast to the welcome and popularity he gained in his later years in Madrid, because while the love story Bale-Tottenham is revived, it is fair to say that, despite the multitude of successes he has enjoyed in the Spanish capital team, Bale has never discovered his position at the heart of the royal trust.
“I’m very calm, I try to stay as general as possible and away from the cameras and media,” said the 31-year-old, “maybe that’s what they didn’t like there. “
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In the new Pitch to Post podcast, the panel shows the story of Gareth Bale’s return to Tottenham and discusses the extent of Manchester United’s problems.
Sky Sports journalist Paul Gilmour spent 16 hours on the education floor of Tottenham Hotspur on the day Bale was despite everything announced as a Spurs player after seven years in the Spanish capital.
“It’s a little long day,” he told the Pitch to Post Podcast. “I came out in a polo blouse thinking I’d be ready and dusted long before it got cold, and it was still there at 10:30 p. m. He had been there since 7. 30am for the first Sky Sports News live.
“Even after the last update at 10:30 p. m. M. , I still had to make a recorded track to launch it later in the night, so it was a long day, but definitely values it on a day like this. It’s like Deadline Day and those days don’t come too often. “
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