Spurs stalled on Bale move

Tottenham have put Gareth Bale’s transfer to Real Madrid on hold as they look for new signings after being snubbed by Willian.

It had been expected that Bale would finalise his £93 million transfer to the Spanish capital yesterday afternoon but is understood Spurs are unwilling to sanction Bale’s move until they have signed at least one new player to fill the Welshman’s position.

Tottenham looked to be favourites to sign Willian, whose best position is the number 10 role Bale operated in last season, but Chelsea appear to have won the race for the Anzhi Makhachkala player.