Gareth Bale surprised by Joe Rodon's Tottenham treatment as he issues glowing reference for potential suitors

Gareth Bale believes Joe Rodon should be playing regularly at Tottenham.

Rodon was restricted to just 10 appearances in all competitions at Spurs last season, with only three of those coming in the Premier League. He is widely expected to depart Antonio Conte's side this summer in a bid to get regular game time elsewhere.

Despite the defender's lack of action in north London, he performed admirably in his country's play-off matches against Austria and Ukraine as Wales secured a pair of victories to book their place at the 2022 World Cup. But Rodon's fellow Wales international and former Tottenham team-mate Bale believes the Llangyfelach product will strengthen any team in the Premier League should he leave Spurs.

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"For me personally, I feel like he should be playing at Tottenham," said Bale. "I think he’s shown time and time again how good he is, I think personally when I was there last year, I felt he deserved to be playing.

"He’s a top professional, he doesn’t moan – he tries to moan but I tell him not to. I just say keep your head down, keep working because that way the manager can never use that excuse to not play you. So he is a very good professional, he’s a great young player.

"Of course he knows himself he should be playing week-in and week-out. He wants to be playing week-in and week-out. I don’t feel like he’s really had the opportunity to play a consistent run of games at Tottenham and I feel like if he did, he would be fantastic for them.

"Even if he has to go to another team, he’s going to strengthen that team no matter who it is. So he’s a great player, obviously a great friend and top professional as well."

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