Tottenham Transfer News: Gareth Bale Wants Madrid to Sign Dele Alli, Top Rumours

Former Tottenham Hotspur icon Gareth Bale wants midfielder Dele Alli to leave White Hart Lane and join him at Real Madrid.

According to outlet Diario Gol (h/t Mark Brus of Metro), the Welsh superstar has urged Los Blancos to move for the England starlet, despite his valuation rocketing to £87 million. The UEFA Champions League holders have previously been linked with Alli, but the player's reputation has continued to expand.

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According to Diario Gol, Bale is a big fan of the attacking midfielder and has spoken to Madrid president Florentino Perez about recruiting the Spurs man. Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Juventus' Paulo Dybala are also on the Galacticos' shopping list as they consider their next huge transfer.

Squawka Football highlighted Alli's amazing contributions at the start of March:

In other Spurs news, manager Mauricio Pochettino is likely to miss out on one of his major targets, with Everton's Ross Barkley about to enter fresh contract talks with his club.

Neil Fissler of the Express reported the England international's deal expires at the end of the season, but the Toffees are keen to tie the player to Goodison Park.

Barkley has thrived under the guidance of new coach Ronald Koeman, diluting the chances of the player exiting to north London.

According to Fissler, Pochettino enquired about signing the 23-year-old in January, but his advances were spurned by the Merseyside outfit. The Spurs boss is also monitoring Wilfred Zaha from Crystal Palace, with the winger rated at £20 million.

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Alli has become the heartbeat of Spurs' midfield, and with Harry Kane now facing further time out due to injury—per Sky Sports—the player takes on the mantle of his club's most important entity.

The world's top clubs are likely to chase Alli in the near future as his development reaps dividends, but Spurs must not sell him in the summer.

Tottenham are now genuine contenders for the Premier League, but that opportunity will be eradicated if Alli and Kane are not cemented in the starting XI in north London.