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In the final two days of the January transfer window, a late rumour cropped up. Gareth Bale was suddenly linked with a move back to Tottenham Hotspur.
On one hand, it should not really have surprised any of us—he's linked with a move to the Premier League pretty much every transfer window. Yet this time it felt different. It felt there might be some truth to it.
The deadline passed and Bale remains a Real Madrid player, but sources have indicated to Bleacher Report that whispers of Bale reuniting with Spurs did indeed have some foundation.