Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said Friday that Gareth Bale will “ probably” play against West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday , in what would be his first Spurs appearance after rejoining the club on loan from Real Madrid .
The Wales international has spent the past two weeks training after a knee injury delayed his return to the Spurs side after seven years in Spain.
“ Of course he wants to play ,” Mourinho said. “ He wanted to play since the day he arrived, but it was not possible .
“ I am not going to tell you if he is going to play. What I can tell you is that he is working very well , he is working in a way he was not able to do for a long time.
“ The last week , especially Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , the planning of the sessions had a big focus on him and he is in pretty good condition . ”
Mourinho confirmed that Harry Kane will start the game on Sunday having arrived back from international duty fit.
Eric Dier is a doubt due to the injury he picked up with England , while Giovani Lo Celso and Japhet Tanganga are out injured .
Mourinho described his chairman Daniel Levy as a “ genius” for his work in the transfer window this summer .
Along with Bale , Spurs brought Pierre -Emile Hojbjerg , Matt Doherty , Joe Hart, Sergio Reguilon and Carlos Vinicius to the club .
“ Mr Levy showed once more that when he wants and when he is really involved he is a genius in the way he makes deals happen , ” he said .
“ More than I was expecting. We were talking about different targets but I never thought we would go so far as we did, but I can only praise what the board did for the team . ”
( AFP )
