Inter Milan transfer target Gareth Bale has ended rumours of a summer move away from Tottenham Hotspur by signing a new four-and-a-half year contract which runs until 2015.
The Wales international winger had become hot property on the market after some outstanding displays in the Champions League, highlighted by his hat-trick against Inter at the San Siro.
He had been linked with a switch to Inter and Barcelona in the next transfer window, but new contract almost certainly means he will be at White Hart Lane next season.
"I am enjoying my football at Tottenham," Bale told the club's official website. "I want us to keep going forward as a team and hopefully we can achieve big things.
"We have got a great squad that is still young and we are going places. It is great to commit to this club and hopefully we can achieve what we believe we can with this squad. The players want what the fans want, and performing in front of these fans is a special experience.
"I definitely believe we can challenge for a title very soon. That is why I have signed. Every year as a minimum we are aiming to qualify for the Champions League so we are definitely going in the right direction.
"We have proven in the Champions League this season that we can compete with the best and we are in the last eight now and there is no reason we can't go further this season and in years to come."
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp added: "It's great to have Gareth sign a new contract at the club. He is a fantastic player and the type of player we need to be keeping at Spurs.
"Gareth is now one of the top left-sided players in the world, he really is an amazing talent and can only get better. He is a smashing lad as well which is equally as important.
"He has got his whole future ahead and he has everything going for him."
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The Wales international winger had become hot property on the market after some outstanding displays in the Champions League, highlighted by his hat-trick against Inter at the San Siro.
He had been linked with a switch to Inter and Barcelona in the next transfer window, but new contract almost certainly means he will be at White Hart Lane next season.
"I am enjoying my football at Tottenham," Bale told the club's official website. "I want us to keep going forward as a team and hopefully we can achieve big things.
"We have got a great squad that is still young and we are going places. It is great to commit to this club and hopefully we can achieve what we believe we can with this squad. The players want what the fans want, and performing in front of these fans is a special experience.
"I definitely believe we can challenge for a title very soon. That is why I have signed. Every year as a minimum we are aiming to qualify for the Champions League so we are definitely going in the right direction.
"We have proven in the Champions League this season that we can compete with the best and we are in the last eight now and there is no reason we can't go further this season and in years to come."
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp added: "It's great to have Gareth sign a new contract at the club. He is a fantastic player and the type of player we need to be keeping at Spurs.
"Gareth is now one of the top left-sided players in the world, he really is an amazing talent and can only get better. He is a smashing lad as well which is equally as important.
"He has got his whole future ahead and he has everything going for him."
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