Bale's 23. Age is irrelevant.
We are all reaping the benifits of careful develpment of young talent today, in the form of young Bale.
Bale has always been an exceptional talent thou, and has been well managed up untill recently.
We saw his potential before he arrived from Southamton., that was Six years ago.
Bales talent has been nurtered, and quite rightly so,. he wasn't thrown into any deep end.
Why take the risk of breaking young Holtby's heart or on distroying his confidence, all at once., when all we have to do is introduce him to the hustle and bustle of the EPL in easy to swallow stages.