Spurs Transfer News: Gareth Bale Agrees 6-Year Real Madrid Deal?

Team Talk. Marca, who are well known for their close relationship with Real, claim Bale will be paid ‚10 million-a-season and has already informed Spurs that he intends to leave. However, this massively contradicts Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas' stance that the double PFA Player of the Year winner remains a part of the Londoner's long-term plans. Speaking at a press conference in Hong Kong ahead of the Asia trophy, the Portuguese boss commented:

"On Gareth, I want to repeat what I was telling you last season and what I was telling you from the beginning of so I cannot extend myself. "He is a player that we are willing to continue to have, he's a Tottenham player, he's one of the most fantastic players in the world at the moment and we are counting on him for the future."

Bale has never publicly given any indication that he intends to walk out on Spurs and, speaking two weeks ago following a pre-season friendly, spoke about his ambitions to help his team push for a Champions League spot. He said:

"I think everyone at the club wants us to finish in the top four, the club wants to be in the top four, and we need to go one better this season and finish in the top four."

Bale joined Tottenham from Southampton in 2007 and began his career as a left-back, but later established himself as one of the Premier League's most lethal midfielders. Last season, he finished as the division's third-highest goalscorer behind Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez. In June 2012, he signed a new contract at the club, pledging his future to the Lilywhites until 2016. But reports linking the Wales international with a big-money move to Real and Manchester United continue to surface. Whatever the case, Bale will definitely be lining up alongside La Liga superstar Lionel Messi come September - as the cover star for FIFA 14.