Gareth Bale has confirmed that he will not retire following Wales’ qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The 32-year-old had considered whether to hang up his boots this summer after Real Madrid decided against renewing his contract.
Tottenham captioned: “Incredible. A huge congratulations to our Welsh boys on securing qualification for the @FIFAWorldCup.”
The ‘our Welsh boys’ sent fans into a frenzy in the replies and showed the Tottenham social media admin a lot of love. Though some did refrain from jumping the gun over a potential dream Bale return this summer. However, whether Bale returns or not, Spurs are eager to reinforce this summer. The Telegraph claim that Antonio Conte wants as many as six arrivals this window; a centre-back, a right wing-back, two midfielders, a forward and a backup goalkeeper.
Antonio Conte said: “Four players left in January. Four important players for Tottenham, two have arrived. So even numerically instead of strengthening you may have, on paper, weakened.”
In April, though, the Italian boss appeared to dial things back a little, stressing the impact of the two new signings.
Antonio Conte said: “I said that with these two players, despite that we lost four players in January, with these two new signings we made this squad more complete, with more balance. I think that it’s very important in football to have a clear idea and to have a good vision. Because in this way, the situation is more simple.”
