fact is and remains that I totally agree with Arry's RHETORIC.... you dont talk down your players confidence and commitment by stating what you privately know to be the truth :-
Spurs will most likely now be outside Top4 and have to settle foe Europa League, which is okay.... but the reality is that Spurs have now made provision for that eventuality and will generate cashflow by selling 1-2 now overhyped (therefore over-valued) trophy assets.... Bale is perfectly ripe for transaction now..
the strategic objective for the next few years will be the new stadium project.... getting 40m+ pounds will help us in that...
even Arry's words are hugely subjective and purposely do not give a definative answer:....'we want to keep Bale for as long as possible'..... totally subjective and can mean anything you want it to..
my feeling is that 'as long as possible' will be us out of the Champs League, giving Bale an 'excuse' to want to 'play at the highest level' and Spurs not wanting to 'stand in his way' to the tune of 40m squid... Bale has already said that he will stay 'as long as my CL ambitions are fulfilled' or words to that effect..
simples