Gareth Bale is the one player that epitomises Tottenham’s rise from a side struggling under Juande Ramos into one under Harry Redknapp that is challenging for the Premier League title. His first season in professional football came at Southampton, when as a left back; he impressed many as he got 5 goals in 38 games for the Saints. This saw Bale attract the interest of many Premier League clubs and he decided to sign for Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £10million pounds. Bale’s first two seasons saw him fail to live up to the hype he produced at Southampton, and many Tottenham fans wanted him offloaded, despite the fact he was so young and had rarely been given a chance to prove himself.After 24 matches for the club, he finally got his first win in a Tottenham shirt against Burnley, which came at the start of his third season at the club. The latter half of the season saw Bale make the breakthrough to the Tottenham side that many had been waiting for. This was mainly down to luck due ...
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