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I loved Bale but there is some serious revisionist history - can't be bothered to do too much digging but will leave these two quotes here as rebutal:
"Nobody knows Gareth's state of mind because he doesn't speak," he said. "The only thing we see is the player arriving in and out of the training ground. But it's fine. Ideally we'd like him to stay here. This is where his future is. "
AVB
“This summer there has been interest in their Coach and their best player [Bale] - and they have been clear they both are not going anywhere. When my agent made me aware that Tottenham were interested I knew it would not be a move that I could turn down.” “To play in England for a great team like Tottenham is a dream. What I respect about Tottenham is the ambition they have shown.”
Paulinho
I think this can be chalked up to salesmanship from us, I don't expect a prospective signing to have the inside scoop.