Soldado urges Bale to stay at Tottenham

Tottenham’s new signing Roberto Soldado has urged Gareth Bale to stay at the club.

Bale’s potential world record move to Real Madrid appears to be moving ever closer, with a deal in excess of £100million reportedly now having been agreed between the two clubs.

However, Soldado wants his new team-mate to reject the advances of the Bernabeu club and remain at White Hart Lane.

“Bale is a great footballer and you can see the effort Tottenham are making to prevent him from leaving,” he told AS.

“Of course I want him to stay.”

The former Valencia striker finalised his move to the Premier League on Thursday for a fee believed to be in the region of £26million, after spending three years at the Estadio Mestalla.

And in an extraordinary outburst, he fired a broadside at his former employers when explaining his motives for leaving, insisting that he had lost faith in the direction of the club.

“I am leaving Valencia because I don’t trust or believe in this project,” he added.

“I think the deal is good for both clubs. I would say sorry to the fans for failing to complete my contract. I would have liked to have ended my playing days here but I was confronted with a hurdle which made me think again.

“I wish Valencia all the very best.”

Soldado could make his Tottenham bow in their pre-season friendly against Monaco on Saturday, although Bale is unlikely to play a part due to a muscular injury.