Tottenham have expressed interest in buying back Real Madrid outcast Gareth Bale.

Marca says Spurs have shown an interest in re-signing the Welshman, who left White Hart Lane to move to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in 2013.

The Champions League runners-up have informed Real Madrid that they would be prepared to pay a fee between €50-60m.

However, they also made clear to his representatives that the €17m net that he earns each season would not be realistic for the club, who could only afford around half of that.

Now it is Real Madrid who must decide what to do and whether they rescind his contract for the next three seasons to liquidate half of that amount, about €25m.