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Daniel Alves: Gareth Bale is a "spectacular" player

Alves: Bale is a
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Daniel Alves describes Gareth Bale as a "spectacular" player and reveals that he would love to team up with him at Barcelona.

Barcelona full-back Daniel Alves has revealed that he would love to see Gareth Bale line up on the left side of the Catalan club's defence.

The Welshman has been heavily linked with a move to the Spanish giants after another impressive season for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

While Spurs opt to play him in midfield, Alves believes that Bale would be more suited to the raiding full-back role that he currently performs for Barcelona.

"He is a player I love to watch. The idea Bale has of football is really quite similar to the Brazilian perspective," he said.

"He is a full-back in the Brazilian style. In Europe they play more defensively so they tend to play him as a winger, but in my team he would be a full-back. He is a spectacular player.

"Bale is very good as a winger but I would have him at the back. At Barcelona he would be a full-back."

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has dismissed speculation linking Bale with a move to the Nou Camp.

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