Spurs offered Bale to Hamburg for £5m

Tottenham offered Gareth Bale to German side Hamburg for £5 million, according to former Spurs boss Martin Jol. Jol was in charge at White Hart Lane when a then 17-year-old Bale signed from Southampton in a £7m deal. The Dutchman took over at Hamburg for the 2008-09 season, and has revealed that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy offered Bale for a cut-price deal after the north London club became frustrated with the Welshman's inconsistent form.