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Ryan Mason has called on his former club, Tottenham Hotspur, to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid this summer, per Sky Sports.

The Wales international made his name at White Hart Lane before earning a then-world record £85.3million move to the Santiago Bernabeu in 2013.

What’s he said?

Rumours of Bale’s discontent in Spain continue to swirl.

His agent, Jonathan Barnett, told Sky Sports earlier this week that Real’s fans were “nothing short of a disgrace” for repeatedly jeering the forward.

Bale has won four Champions League trophies in Spain and played a key role in their final victory over Liverpool last season, scoring a brace, including a wonderful overhead kick.

The Sun report that Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs are all keen on bringing Bale back to England but that they cannot afford him, due to his £650,000-per-week wages.

But Mason, speaking on Sky’s The Debate show, believes that his former club should pull out all the stops to secure the 29-year-old – who made over 200 appearances for Spurs – as they seek a marquee signing to coincide with the opening of their new stadium.

He said: “Manchester United and Tottenham stick out for me, as they are both clubs looking to get back to that top level. I think Manchester City are recruiting in a way where they recruit young, trying to develop.

“Bale could play anywhere, but I think for Tottenham it would be a huge statement signing, improve their front line and in wide positions. Why not make him that marquee signing as they move into that new stadium?

“The type of mentality he has, he’ll be thinking: ‘Where can I go and impact things and win things?’ He’ll want to go and make the rest of his career as successful as possible.”

Impossibility

Why not, ponders Mason. Well, for a start, the fact that Bale currently earns £33.8m-per-year in wages alone, if The Sun’s report is to be believed.

Add onto that the fact that he would surely cost in excess of £100m and you begin to see why the sums will not add up for chairman Daniel Levy.

Spurs have not signed a player in either of the last two transfer windows and their transfer record stands at £42m, from the purchase of defender Davinson Sanchez.

The notion of Bale returning to north London is, of course, a romantic one, and many fans still pine for the sight of the star rampaging down the wing, particularly alongside their newest superstar, Harry Kane.

But the fact of the matter is that it will never happen. Mason and other supporters should let it go.