Gareth Bale will return to Tottenham and take Harry Kane's No 10 shirt - shock reports

GARETH BALE has decided he wants to return to Tottenham this summer, according to stunning reports in Spain.

Bale looks set to leave Real Madrid after struggling this term with injuries and a loss of form hampering his time in Spain.

Manchester United remain the favourites to sign him but Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool are in the running.

And Don Balon claim he wants to join Tottenham and will take the No 10 shirt - because Harry Kane is closing in on a move in the other direction.

Bale wears 11 at Real Madrid and did when he was at Spurs before but Erik Lamela occupies the shirt.

And the claims from Spain are that Tottenham will offer Bale the No 10 with Kane Madrid’s top target.

Gareth Bale has decided to return to Tottenham this summer

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Gareth Bale looks set to quit Real Madrid in the summer

It is said Tottenham are resigned to losing Kane - despite the club insisting they will not sell their top players and remaining determined to fend off interest from Madrid.

Robert Lewandowski looks set to join PSG this summer leaving Kane as the priority to replace Karim Benzema as Madrid’s leading striker.

The move for Bale would be complicated with Tottenham’s strict wage budget but they may feel it necessary to break their ranks to bring the Wales star back.

Tottenham slipped up against Brighton on Tuesday night as they looked to tighten their grip on the top four, but are still almost certain to finish in the Champions League places.

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Gareth Bale has struggled this term with injuries and a loss of form

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Harry Kane is Real Madrid's top target to replace Karim Benzema

They remain eight points clear of Chelsea but have played a game more as the season reaches its climax.

Madrid would want their money back for Bale but a deal involving Kane could even see Tottenham handed Bale plus cash for the England striker.

Bale has been limited to 16 La Liga starts this term, scoring 11 times.

He was substituted after 45 minutes during the Champions League second leg with Juventus and played just 21 minutes of last night’s 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao.

Zinedine Zidane is clinging to his job despite remaining on course for a third consecutive Champions League title, but the league campaign has been a disaster and they sit third with five games to play.