Bale beat the likes of Luis Suarez and Robin Van Persie to the coveted title of Player of the Year.

Andre Villas-Boas says the an ankle injury to Gareth Bale should not be too serious, despite the winger being stretchered off late on during Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Basel

Defoe, 30, has spent more seven years as a Spurs player over two spells at the club. During that time the England international has played with the likes of Dimitar Berbatov, Rafael van der Vaart, Robbie Keane and Luka Modric, but Defoe feels the squad assembled under Andre Villas-Boas is brimming with quality.

Bale caught the world's attention in October 2010 when he scored a hat-trick at the San Siro and then went on to make a mockery of Brazil right-back Maicon when Inter went down 3-1 to Spurs in the reverse fixture the following month.