Bale won't ditch Spurs for Madrid - he's a house child, says former leader King - Daily Mail

UPDATED: 06:58 EST, 1 March 2013 Former Tottenham opponent Ledley King promises ahome boya Gareth Bale will avoid any temptation to join Real Madrid and remain at White Hart Lane. The giants are thought to be filling up a A50million transfer for Bale if they cannot persuade his contract to be extended by Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu beyond 2015. But King, who spent five years with Bale at Spurs, thinks the Welshman isn't the sort of personality to be lured abroad and pointed to the problems experienced by Luka Modric since he left Tottenham for Madrid last summer. aI donat think he will (get ),a King told BBC 5live Breakfast. aHeas content at the club and playing his most useful basketball there. aTop participants desire to play in the Champions League and Tottenham will be going all out to make sure that occurs. Hot property: Bale's latest masterclass included two goals against West Ham to win 3-2 aKnowing Gareth the way I actually do heas a significant home boy and heas close to his family. The grass is not always greener on one other side. Place observed Luka Modric leave and head to Real Madrid, and heas found it hard. aThatas not to imply that would happen would happen with Gareth. But heas enjoying his most useful baseball right now and heas happy therefore I donat see any reason behind him to move. aHeas a very right down to earth person. Heas enjoying his soccer at Tottenham and looks at home there. I donat see why they canat actually development to the Champions League and wish fully the Premier League (title) next four years.a In the know: King (left), playing last period against Norwich, was a of Bale's for five years Bale took his total for the growing season to 23 with a wonderful late winner at West Ham on Monday, and King believes that he is now the best people in the world alongside Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The former England centre-back, who retired last summer from serious leg problems, is thankful he didnat need to face Bale on too many instances, saying: a enough I didnat practice too frequently so I didnat appear against him a' I just saw out of the window! aI think on present form he is certainly one of the top three in the world at the moment. aIave maybe not seen way too many people blow the Premier League away like he has in 2010. Cristiano Ronaldo probably was quite similar. Heas just planning to go from strength to strength.a Substitute? Madrid want Bale if Cristiano Ronaldo, above, does not signal a fresh offer Spurs helped themselves to be overtaken by opponents Arsenal in the battle for a League place last season but, while they make to host the North London derby on Sunday, King dreams it doesn't occur again. He added: aI remember being in an identical situation last year and we had a huge things lead over them. In the Premier League itas never over until itas over, you have to just take one game at any given time. aSeven items is really a nice cushion and how a team is playing youad expect them to notice it out, nevertheless, you just never know.a

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