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The Wales star believes the Portuguese manager can turn Spurs into trophy winners and hopes to play a key role this season.
Gareth Bale says that the prospect of working with José Mourinho was one of the main reasons he agreed to return to Tottenham.
The Wales captain completed his return to the North London squad on Saturday on a one-year loan after seven years at Real Madrid.
Mourinho said this week he tried to sign the 31-year-old when he was in charge of the Spanish giants, who ended up taking him to the Santiago Bernabéu after the Portuguese manager left earlier that year.
Bale is excited to finally be able to work with the former Chelsea, Manchester United and Inter manager, and is confident Spurs will win trophies with him in charge.
“He has told me about some positions that he would like me to play and I’m obviously happy with that,” Bale said. BT Sport.
“He was a big reason for me to come back here. He is a household name and a winner.
“He is the perfect complement to Tottenham. We need to win trophies and he knows how to do it better than anyone.
“I know that all Tottenham fans are desperate for a trophy and we will do our best in every competition to achieve it.”
Bale solidified his place as a Tottenham legend before moving to Madrid in 2013, where he won two La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns.
Although his style has changed a lot over the years, he believes he can still play a key role as the Spurs look to improve from sixth place from last season.
“As a player, I’m not going to do the same 90-yard runs down the wing every second. I understand my game more, it has evolved since then,” he said.
“I am more adult and mature. I may not do it sometimes when I joke in training, but I had to grow up living abroad.
“But I know I still have a lot to offer and I still have my groove. I’m excited to show what I can still do.
“We want to win things, so I’ll make sure to help the team as much as I can to achieve that.”
He added: “I need to get fully fit. I haven’t trained since camp in Wales so I need to get into training camp.
“Hopefully I can start working on my first game, whenever that is.
“Harry has done incredibly well since he burst onto the scene and scored a lot of goals.
“Playing with him and Son is an exciting prospect for all of us. We all want to contribute to help each other, but our main goal will be to do all we can for the team.”
“If we are all pushing in the same direction, it could be a very exciting season.
“This club deserves a trophy. It has gone in the right direction, but a little money now is what we need and we have to fight for that.”
