The Wales international eventually did enough at Tottenham to earn a move to Spain but a difficult start to life in north London was endured
Gareth Bale’s meteoric rise to prominence at Tottenham eventually secured him a record-breaking move to Real Madrid, but Ledley King admits the Welshman was left feeling “quite down” by the winless run which opened his spell at Spurs.
After being snapped up from Southampton as a teenager, big things were expected of a precocious talent when he arrived in north London.
Bale was, however, to endure a 24-game run in the Premier League without tasting victory, leading to serious questions being asked of his value to the cause under Harry Redknapp.