Levy’s meeting with Madrid fuels Gareth Bale-to-Tottenham rumours

NBC Sports is reporting that Daniel Levy met recently with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez about the prospect of bringing Gareth Bale back to Tottenham. 

I know what some of you are thinking: not this again.

Others, however, will be excited to hear news of their frugal chairman’s visit with Perez. Regardless of how you interpret Levy’s recent meeting with the Madrid president, there is concrete credence to the rumours of Bale returning to Tottenham.

Unfortunately not concrete enough to get one’s hopes up though. Initially a potential swap deal for Christian Eriksen was being considered by the top brass. Those rumours, with Inter’s ramping interest in the Dane, have since fizzled out.

And until Bale’s Madrid exodus has been confirmed, speculation of his possible return to Tottenham will continue. The rumours aren’t based solely on nostalgia, as both sides are interested in the merits of Bale moving back to the club where it all began.

As previously covered, Bale’s exorbitant weekly pay packet is the largest impediment. The Welshman earns about £250,000 per week and would easily be Spurs’ top earner, but there are potential workarounds to explore. The 30-year-old would almost certainly have to take a pay cut to rejoin Spurs, a drawback that might prove decisive in any would-be move.

With Bale being blackballed at Madrid and Tottenham starved for offensive production, there has never been a more ideal time for Bale to return to Hotspur Way. He still has at least three or four seasons of élite football left, and his return would undoubtedly springboard Tottenham, especially in Harry Kane‘s absence, to the next level.

One can only hope.