Gareth Bale will remain at Tottenham, for now

London: Gareth Bale is poised to commit himself to Tottenham for at least another season, but his proposed new contract is understood to include a buy-out clause that could allow him to leave next year.

Despite narrowly missing out on a Champions League place for a third straight season, Tottenham want to secure quickly the immediate future of their star player and an announcement is expected imminently.

Bale’s proposed new deal would be worth up to £150,000 (Dh837,555) a week, but would contain provision for him to leave next summer should an offer come in of more than £50 million.

The Wales winger has travelled with the Tottenham squad to the Bahamas for an exhibition match against Jamaica on Thursday. Joe Lewis, Tottenham’s billionaire owner, is based in the Bahamas, meaning the trip will also potentially allow manager Andre Villas-Boas to discuss his summer transfer budget and plans.

Villas-Boas is hoping that Tottenham will recruit a technical director this summer, with Franco Baldini — the former England general manager under Fabio Capello — among the leading candidates.

“We have been outlining the route ahead for what we want to do in terms of the club structures and hopefully the arrival of somebody else in the structure for the recruitment side, a technical director, so hopefully we can take those steps forward,” Villas-Boas said.

“We got ever so close, but they [Manchester United, City, Chelsea and Arsenal] will do their job in the window, and we will do ours the Tottenham way: scouting properly and looking for good grabs in summer window to make it a stronger squad.

“Will the big clubs be able to lure Bale away? It is very very difficult to lure a player of this dimension away. You have to hold on to your best assets. If we want to make it better next season, we have to hold on to our best assets and this is what I have been told from the top.”