{"id":605,"date":"2012-01-22T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T11:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/bale-told-to-stay-at-spurs\/605\/"},"modified":"2012-01-22T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T11:30:40","slug":"bale-told-to-stay-at-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/bale-told-to-stay-at-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bale told to stay at Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gareth Bale&#8217;s Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Rafael Van der Vaart says the 22-year-old Welshman should stay at White Hart Lane and continue improving his game.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nVan der Vaart, who has played for top clubs like Ajax Amsterdam and Real Madrid, told the Daily Star: &#8216;He might need to go one day but for the moment it is about learning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His body is a machine, his skills are \u00adunbelievable and one day he might move to Barcelona or Madrid. 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