Gareth Bale: Can Spurs really hold onto their award-winning winger?

After seeing his star-player achieve the individual clean sweep by picking up the PFA Player of the Year, Young Player of the year and the FWA Player of the Year, Andre-Villas Boas remained predictably calm and assured when it came to the inevitable question of Gareth Bale?s future. ?I?d be extremely surprised if Bale left, because this is the assurance I have? said the Portuguese coach, ?the information I have from the club is he is here to remain?.
It was an answer typical of the manager whose dealings with the media usually verge on the languid and serene. Keen not to transfer attention from the conclusion to Spurs? season which remains immersed in the battle for Champions League qualification, Villas-Boas carefully trod around the subject, giving the most diplomatic of answers. The chairman has sorted it. Bale will remain at Spurs. There is nothing to see here apart from Bale accepting his award.
It was curious enough however to hear Villas-Boas apply the responsibility for keep...

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