Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has revealed his shared regret with Luka Modric at not winning major honours during their time at Tottenham.
Modric departed for the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer of 2012 before Bale followed a year later for a then world record £85.1million.
During their four years together at White Hart Lane the duo helped establish Tottenham as perennial contenders for the top four but they were unable to collect any silverware, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 2010 and 2012 and the Champions League quarter-finals in 2011.
“It was a shame we didn’t win as many trophies as I would have liked,” Bale told the Daily Mail. “I’ve spoken to Luka about this. We were there or thereabouts to win the league and we kind of just dipped at the end.
“When you look at the team we had at the time, we feel that we should have won something.”
Bale and Modric will be reunited with Tottenham next month when Spurs travel to the Bernabeu for the opening match of their back-to-back Champions League Group H tie.
The London leg will not take Bale back to his former White Hart Lane but he is eagerly awaiting his reunion with the club that made him a global star.
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“I have a lot of great memories from my time there; some not so great as well but it was a big part of my journey,” he added.
“I love the club and still keep in touch with a lot of people there and the fans were incredible. I really enjoyed playing in those big European nights at White Hart Lane.”
