Gareth Bale turned down a number of other offers to join Tottenham this summer.
According to the Welsh superstar's agent Jonathan Barnett , Bale wasn't short of options as he looked for a way out of Real Madrid.
But once Tottenham offered him his dream return with a season-long loan, the decision was quickly made.
"For me, the greatest thrill was to see him smile again," Barnett told TalkSPORT.
"He has had a hard time in the last couple of years from people who know nothing about him in the press.
"Now to see him smile and be happy is wonderful. He is back, he loves Tottenham and he is very happy.
"We had offers from other places but he wasn't interested, it was Tottenham."
Barnett also went all out in criticism of both the English and Spanish press, saying the reports Bale can't speak Spanish are untrue.
"The press on both sides...more so in Spain but here as well, they really look to knock the superstars down and Gareth was an example of it," he added.
"Instead of saying how great Gareth is, they come out with the most ridiculous statements ever.
"Things like 'he is suffering because he can't speak Spanish. That's written by someone who knows nothing because he does speak Spanish.
"All these little things without checking facts, it's disgraceful.
"Towards the end of his career there, for various reasons, which obviously we can't go into, towards the end it went wrong.
"For the majority of the time it was great, he loves Real Madrid, he loves the town and everything about it and he still has a lot of ties there.
"And contrary to reports, he was very popular there with players and everybody else."
Speaking about Spurs' title chances now they are armed with Bale, and indeed other signings, Barnett said: "I believe Spurs have a great chance now of winning the title if everything goes to plan.
"I think they have bought very well and they have a great coach, so we will see."
