Gareth Bale teed up a possible Tottenham Hotspur return last week when he praised the appointment of Jose Mourinho.
“Having Mourinho there is an amazing statement from the club, I think he is a serial winner,” Bale told BT Sport. “If Tottenham want to win trophies then I don’t think there is a better partnership.”
After last night’s 2-1 defeat to former club Manchester United, Mourinho was asked about Bale coming back to North London.
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Check out the video below to see his response:
“It is nice, I thank him. I didn’t know. If Gareth said that I’m really pleased,” the Portuguese told the post-match press conference.
When the inevitable follow-up question came, Mourinho replied: “Come on, I don’t need to answer.”
That reponse could be interpreted one of two ways:
a) “Come on, I don’t need to answer” (because of course I’d want Bale back at Tottenham, who wouldn’t?)
b) “Come on, I don’t need to answer” (because we both know there is no chance of this happening)
Despite last night’s disappointment, I’m trying to approach the Mourinho reign with total positivity, so I’m going to go for A.
Bale needs rescuing from Real Madrid and there is clearly mutual admiration between the pair. It *could* happen, maybe?