Quotes About Gareth Bale

There is some right old rubbish talked about Gareth Bale's time with me at Tottenham. Was I ever going to sell Bale? No. Was I going to loan him? No.

We've got one of the best medical teams in the country and we trust in what they do is in the best interest of the players to get them fit. They're not going to undo any work that's been done at club level, and that's irrespective if you're Gareth Bale or whoever.

When you don't give the forwards the service, then it's difficult for them to score. Not everyone's a Gareth Bale.

Gareth Bale is an absolutely fantastic player who has achieved so much and won many trophies.

Of course you have Messi and Ronaldo. And then you've got a lot of players who are very close to each other and I think Gareth Bale is one of them, like at the level of the best teams in the world. He could play for every team in the world. For me he's a world class player.

It's good to have a fully-fit Gareth Bale involved in the squad.