Bale’s return to Tottenham likely with Mourinho’s appointment

The stars have aligned in north London with Jose Mourinho’s appointment, paving a path for Gareth Bale’s long-awaited return to Tottenham Hotspur. 

Bale’s relationship with Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane has become untenable. The Welshman is an isolated figure in Spain, receiving constantly harsh criticism from Los Blancos faithful. He further ostracized himself earlier in the week when, after helping Wales secure Euro 2020 qualification, he held up a sign saying, ‘Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order.’

Those are fighting words you cannot come back from. Talk about irreparable damage.

Rumours of Bale’s possible return to Hotspur Way have been reported about ad nauseam over the course of the last few years. Of course nothing substantive came from those rumours. But the current rumours feel entirely different.

Mourinho expressed his desire to sign Bale during his tenure at Manchester United. The financials, however, didn’t make sense, and Bale still had a part to play at Madrid.

That was then.

Whether in January or at the end of the season, Bale is certain to leave Spain’s capital.

And while Mourinho didn’t coach Bale during his stint at Real Madrid, the Portuguese manager speaks very highly of the Welshman. Combine that with Bale’s reported yearning to return to the club responsible for his meteoric rise and you have an unlikely sequence of events that manifest into a perfect storm.

Mourinho is a clever tactician but is even craftier when it comes to public perception. He knows how much it would mean to Spurs supporters to have their beloved Welshman return to North London. Not only that, but Bale, at 30 years old, still has a lot to offer and would immediately strengthen Spurs bid to win a trophy.

Yes, his wage demands are higher than the restrictions in place at Spurs. But stranger things have happened. Just look at the last 24 hours.

I’m all for bringing Bale back to Tottenham, and with Mourinho taking the helm it might now be a matter of when, not if.

And that’s a truly exciting prospect.