Bale will not forget Spurs for Madrid - he's a house boy, says former leader King - Daily Mail

UPDATED: 06:58 EST, 1 March 2013 Former Tottenham opponent Ledley King claims ahome boya Gareth Bale will avoid any temptation to join Real Madrid and stay at White Hart Lane. The giants are believed to be lining up a A50million transfer for Bale if they can't influence his contract to be extended by Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu beyond 2015. But King, who spent five years with Bale at Spurs, believes the Welshman isn't the kind of personality to be attracted abroad and directed to the difficulties experienced by Luka Modric since he left Tottenham for Madrid last summer. aI donat think he'll (get ),a King told BBC 5live Breakfast. aHeas pleased at the club and playing his most readily useful baseball there. aTop participants desire to perform in the Champions League and Tottenham is likely to be going all out to ensure that occurs. Warm property: Bale's most current masterclass involved two aims against West Ham to gain 3-2 aKnowing Gareth the way I really do heas a serious house boy and heas near his family. On another side the grass isn't always greener. Place viewed Luka Modric leave and head to Real Madrid, and heas found it hard. aThatas not to say that would happen would happen with Gareth. But heas enjoying his most readily useful football right now and heas happy so I donat see any reason for him to go. aHeas a really down to earth guy. Heas enjoying his soccer at Tottenham and seems at home there. I donat see why they canat actually progress to the Champions League and wish completely the Premier League (title) in the next four years.a In the know: King (left), playing last year against Norwich, was a of Bale's for five years Bale took his total for the summer season to 23 with a sensational late success at West Ham on Monday, and King agrees he is currently among the best people in the entire world alongside Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The former England centre-back, who retired last summer from serious knee issues, is pleased he didnat need to face Bale on too many occasions, saying: a enough I didnat practice too often so I didnat appear against him a' I just watched out of the window! aI think on current form he is certainly one of the top three in the world at the moment. aIave maybe not seen a lot of people hit the Premier League away like he's this year. Cristiano Ronaldo probably was very similar. Heas only going to go from strength to strength.a Substitute? Madrid want Bale if Cristiano Ronaldo, above, does not sign a fresh offer Spurs allowed themselves to be overtaken by opponents Arsenal in the race for a League place last year but, as they make to host the North London derby on Sunday, King hopes it does not occur again. He added: aI remember being in the same situation last time and we'd a huge details lead over them. You have to get one game at a time, in the Premier League itas never over until itas over. aSeven factors is really a good cushion and the way the team is playing youad expect them to find it out, nevertheless, you just never know.a