Jose Mourinho - 'I'm off to check the Real Madrid website'

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Courtesy of the BBC Sports page

I see old Jose is having a swipe at Real for more reasons than one.


"When I have five minutes I'm going to Safari to check the Madrid website - to see what they say."

Gareth Bale isn't alone in leaving Real Madrid under a bit of a cloud. And his manager Jose Mourinho couldn't resist a sly dig at the Spanish giants after Bale came off the bench to score the first goal of his loan spell back with Tottenham and deliver a 2-1 win over Brighton.

Bale was frozen out at the Bernabeu despite winning four Champions League titles and barely featured as Real won the league post-lockdown. But he combined with another former Real player - left-back Sergio Reguilon - to score his first Premier League goal in seven years and send Mourinho's side up to second.

"Of course I'm very pleased with Bale - he deserves that," Mourinho said.

"He knows we care about him and we know he cares about us, the team and the club, Spurs. He's the perfect fit, he's very calm, very intelligent, he has good feelings.


I think Mourinho looks to have steadied the ship with Bale onboard, also with Kane and Son back from injury. It gives them a formidable front line up. Now up to second in the Prem. Glad this season it won't just be Liverpool running away with it.