Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale has signed a new f0ur-year deal to keep him at White Hart Lane until 2016.

The winger had been linked with a move to a host of Europe’s biggest clubs, such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.

Any speculation that he may leave for pastures new has now been put to bed however, amid concerns he may have been on the look out for a new club after Spurs narrowly missed out on a place in this years Champions League.

Bale however is delighted to stay.

The Welsh wizard said:

“I’ve been here for five years now and I’ve enjoyed every minute, the fans have been great to me and I’d love to repay them and do the very best for them. The club is progressing and I want to be a part of that, so it was great to get the deal done.

“I love the club and the fans and I want to play my part in trying to get us back into the Champions League – where we belong. We’ve a good, young squad and we need to work together to get back on the biggest stage again.”

Bale joined Tottenham from Southampton in May 2007 in a £7 million deal. He has scored 29 times in 160 appearances for the club and won the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club ‘Young Player Of The Year’ award two seasons running, in 2009–10 and 2010–11.

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