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Bale can have same impact at Spurs as Ibrahimovic did at Man Utd, says ex-Tottenham boss Sherwood

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood believes that Gareth Bale can have a similar impact with Spurs as Zlatan Ibrahimovic had during his time at Manchester United.

Bale is closing in on a sensational return to Tottenham, where he starred from 2007 to 2013.

The Wales star's agent Jonathan Barnett has said that Tottenham are "close" to signing the Real Madrid winger, though he has cautioned that no deal is done yet.

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The 31-year-old has scored 105 goals in 251 matches at Real Madrid, having won four Champions League crowns to go along with two Liga titles.