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Van der Vaart on Bale

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Former Tottenham star Rafael van der Vaart has claimed that he hopes Gareth Bale joins Spurs in the summer window. The Welshman and the Dutchman were team-mates during their time in London and the former Real Madrid start holds him in high regard.

Bale is currently going through a rough patch at Real Madrid and van der Vaart believes that he has to deal with it. However, he hopes that he comes back but thinks that the chances of it happening are not much.

“You have to deal with it — and I don’t know if he can do that. I know him as a person and, with a Spurs hat, I always hope he’ll say, ‘Okay, I’ll come back’. I don’t think it’s going to happen, but that would be a nice story.”

“He’s a fantastic player, but he comes across a little bit quiet,” he said.