OFFICIAL: Gareth Bale makes sensational Tottenham return on loan
Gareth Bale has secured a sensational return to Tottenham, joining on loan seven years after leaving for Real Madrid.
In a deal pushed by Daniel Levy and approved by manager Jose Mourinho, Bale will spend the season back with Spurs with the Spanish giants subsidising a large portion of his wages.
It is thought that Spurs have an option of extending the loan for a second season, which would see Bale run down the remainder of his contract at Santiago Bernabeu.
Bale is understood to have preferred a move back to the club in left in 2013, where he transformed from a left-back to frightening forward and the then world's most expensive player.
The Wales international made over 200 appearances for Spurs between 2007 and 2013, scoring 55 goals with almost half of those coming in his final season.