Spurs close in on Bale
The 17-year-old has also been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal but Spurs look set to move early in the summer transfer market, as they did a year ago when they brought Dimitar Berbatov to the Premiership from Bayer Leverkusen.
While Berbatov led the attack for Spurs, Bale is expected to bolster a defence that conceded 54 league goals last season.