Redknapp plays down Bale exit rumours

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has refuted claims winger Gareth Bale will look to leave the club this summer if they fail to secure a Champions League spot.

Spurs looked odds-on to finish inside the top four at the turn of the year, but a recent poor run has seen then win only two of their last 10 league fixtures. Bale has long been linked with a move to Barcelona and it was reported he would consider leaving White Hart Lane were he not playing in the Champions League next year.

However, Redknapp said: "He has got to worry about that at the end of the year. He has got a long contract at the club, I don't think he will be going anywhere, he isn't going to find too many better clubs than Tottenham."

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