Gareth Bale to undergo medical in Spain before flying to London to finalise Spurs move

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Gareth Bale is set to undergo a medical in Spain before flying to London on Friday for the final stages of his return to Tottenham Hotspur after seven years at Real Madrid. The terms of his season-long move have been agreed in principle, with routine paperwork over switching countries and tax administration left to complete before his move is finalised. He is expected to fly on the same plane as Spain full-back Sergio Reguilón, who is also poised to bolster Jose Mourinho’s squad in a £27.5 million deal. Madrid and Spurs have held positive discussions over Bale, 31, coming back to the Premier League after leaving in 2013 for a world-record deal worth £85.3m. The Spaniard’s are expected to pay around half of his £600,000-a-week terms at the Bernabeu. Bale arrived at Real’s training ground earlier today and trained on his own rather than with Zinedine Zidane’s squad. It is understood that medicals are being held abroad before players travel to join up with their new clubs.

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