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Gareth Bale's agent says the Welshman and Jose Mourinho 'didn't see football the same way' at Tottenham last season after the Real Madrid winger struggled for form and game time during his return on loan

Gareth Bale's agent has opened up about the frosty relationship between his client and Jose Mourinho during their difficult time together at Tottenham.

Bale returned to north London on loan from Real Madrid last summer to much fanfare as Spurs fans hoped he could recreate the magic that saw him eventually moved to the Bernabeu in 2013 for a world-record fee at the time of £85.1million.

However, the winger enjoyed fewer minutes than expected, starting just six Premier League games under Mourinho in 2020-21, with Jonathan Barnett telling the Mirror: 'At Spurs, there wasn't a fallout.