Harry Redknapp: It'd be very difficult for Gareth Bale to say no to Real Madrid

Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale will find it hard to resist a move to “special” Real Madrid, says his former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp.

“I think it’ll be difficult for him not to go now. I think he wants to go if we’re truthful,” Redknapp told BBC Wales’ The Back Page Programme. “He doesn’t want to say it, but I hear from different sources that he really wants to go now.”

Real are reportedly preparing a huge bid, far in excess of the price they paid for Cristiano Ronaldo, to lure the 24- year-old Wales star.

According to Redknapp, the chance to play in one of the most famous leagues is irresistible.

The former Tottenham manager said: “When you’re a kid and you start playing football you dream about playing for Real Madrid.

“When I was a kid I saw that great team of Ferenc Puskas, Francisco Ento, Alfredo Di Stefano.

“Real Madrid is a special club. The chance to run out at the Bernabeu only comes once in a lifetime, as [former France and Real midfielder Zinedine] Zidane said the other day, you can’t not take it.”

The Professional Footballers’ Association and Football Writers both named Bale the player of the year after he scored 26 goals for White Hart Lane Side last season.