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(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager José Mourinho says he is eager to see how Real Madrid react after Gareth Bale scored Sunday’s winning goal 2-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion, his first goal since returning to the Premier League.
Bale left Spurs to join Real Madrid seven years ago, but returned to the north London club on a one-season loan.
The Welsh forward won four Champions League titles and two La Liga crowns with Real, but opinion divided in Spain due to a perceived lack of commitment and a poor injury record.
“I am happy for him because he deserved the goal. When he has five minutes I will go to Safari to look at the Madrid website to see what they say,” Mourinho told reporters.
“He knows that we care about him and we know that he cares about us, the team and the club, the Spurs. He is the perfect combination, he is very calm, very intelligent, he has good feelings.”
Spurs will face Ludogorets of Bulgaria in the Europa League on Thursday before a Premier League clash against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
(Report by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; edited by Lincoln Feast.)
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