Villas-Boas wants to have Bale for next season
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E-mail Xinhua, July 23, 2013
Tottenham Hotspur coach Andre Villas-Boas on Tuesday refused to confirm or deny whether Spurs had received a bid for Gareth Bale and determined not to lose Bale this summer.
"Bale is a player that we are willing to continue to have and he is one of the most fantastic players in the world at the moment and we are counting on him for the future," said Villas-boas ahead of the Barclays Asia Trophy, which will be played in Hong Kong on Wednesday and Saturday.
Villas-Boas refused to confirm or deny whether Spurs had received a bid for Bale, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United or Real Madrid. According to the coach, Bale will not play against Sunderland on Wednesday due to a knock in training and will play some part on Sunday, when Spurs will face Manchester City or local club South China.
The Portuguese coach also confirmed that Spurs are in talks to sign Valencia and Spain striker Roberto Soldado but denied a deal was imminent.
"At the moment, Soldado is just one of the players we are interested in." said Villas-Boas. "We have been looking for a striker to strength our squad and to have more strength in depth."
"Soldado is one of the players we have been following and his career speaks for itself. I think he's a great striker but there isn't any deal being struck at the moment, just interest and conversations."
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