Mauricio Pochettino confirms the worst secret about Gareth Bale's time at Tottenham

Mauricio Pochettino has finally confirmed the worst kept secret in football - which Tottenham wanted to sell Gareth Bale just before he became a superstar. When asked why Spurs don't sign players from the Football League any more as they did with Dele Alli and Bale before him, Pochettino hinted that the feeling inside the club had been otherwise when it came to selling the Welshman. "Yeah but remember with Bale, after three years he started to be a success. But they believed they signed a left-back and today he's the opposite!" he said. "That was a bit lucky, to be honest. Because after three years, when they told me all that happened, they wanted to [dusts hands to signify getting rid of the player]. "You know better than me the history! In football, sometimes someone is up here but it's so lucky! Yes or no? That's the truth! Come on after four years, we know each other and we need to be honest."

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