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'It's nice to be where I'm wanted' - Bale says he's rediscovered 'hunger' for football after rejoining Tottenham

Gareth Bale says he's rediscovered his "hunger" for football after rejoining Tottenham, and has admitted that "it's nice to be where I'm wanted".

Bale returned to Spurs on a season-long loan deal in September after spending the previous seven years of his career at Real Madrid.

When the Welshman left north London to undertake a new challenge at Santiago Bernabeu for a record fee in 2013, he did so having cemented a standing as one of the greatest players in Spurs' recent history.

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