PETER CROUCH has urged Tottenham to keep Gareth Bale after his loan spell ends.
But that’s only if Jose Mourinho’s side can afford his transfer from Real Madrid.
Bale, 31, rejoined his old club last summer after being frozen out at the Bernabeu.
And despite a tricky start to his second Tottenham spell, Bale has still managed ten goals in 25 appearances this term.
The Wales international’s loan ends in the summer, but Spurs are yet to indicate whether they will keep him or not.
One man who feels Mourinho should urge Daniel Levy to sign Bale up for next season is ex-Tottenham hero Crouch.
He feels the veteran winger is loving life back in north London and remains as good as anyone on his day.
Bale scored 26 goals while being named PFA Player of the Year during the final season of his first Spurs spell in 2013, and Crouch believes he can still rediscover that form.
But Crouch also admits a deal could be hard to secure, given that Bale currently earns £600,000-a-week at Real and Spurs are already breaking the bank reportedly supplementing less than half of that.
Crouch told Paddy Power: “There’s a lot to discuss with Gareth Bale and whether he should stay at Spurs this summer.
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“It’s going to cost Tottenham a lot of money to keep him. However, he’s coming into some good form at the moment and proving what a good player he is.
“He was so excited to come back to Spurs in the summer and regularly play football. The first few months didn’t really work out for him, but he’s found his feet now.
“It depends on whether it’s going to work financially for Tottenham, but on his day Gareth Bale is as good as anyone in the Premier League.
“He can definitely get back to that level, he needs the love of the supporters.”
Peter Crouch was talking on Paddy Power’s Cheltenham Watchalong, to watch in full, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzKROOyBSs&t=3657s
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
