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The chilling message came in a telephone call to the Spurs training ground in Enfield, Middlesex, on Sunday around tea-time.

Sources close to Bale have confirmed the threat was brief, and has been taken seriously.

The Wales star was not at the training ground when the call was made but it is understood security has been stepped up in the light of it.

Despite claims that Bale – who is becoming increasingly angry at his £105m move to the Bernabeu being blocked by chairman Daniel Levy – was ready to shun training this week, he did turn up yesterday.

Bale had hoped Levy would sort out his move to Spain by today.

The official line is Spurs are ready to resist Madrid and keep him.

But it is widely expected last season’s triple award-winning player will get his dream move.

Spurs did parade £26m signing Roberto Soldado yesterday and he vowed to bag the goals to get the club back into the Champions League.

The hitman, lured from Valencia, said: “Spurs is a great club that deserves to be in the Champions League.

“I’ve come here to score as many goals as I can.”