Gareth Bale hails 'incredible experience' as he confirms Real Madrid exit on free transfer

Gareth Bale has described his time at Real Madrid as «an incredible experience» that he will «never forget» as he confirmed his exit from the Spanish club. Bale won the Champions League five times and La Liga three times — with one of each coming this season — after joining from Spurs for a then-record £90 million in 2013.

Ad/> The Wales international scored three times in Champions League finals for the club, including in the famous Decima triumph against rivals Atletico Madrid in 2014. World CupAncelotti says Bale deserves positive Real send-off after being named in Wales squad19/05/2022 AT 15:42 With his contract now up, he ends a spell with the club he spent most time at during his professional career, after three years where his involvement in the first team dwindled.

The season before last he spent on loan with former club Tottenham and after the start of the 2019/20 season he made just 27 appearances for Real as he fell out of favour with Zinedine Zidane and could not break into Carlo Ancelotti’s plans. A free transfer to the Chinese Super League fell through in 2019 with the Spanish club said to have compromised the deal when they demanded a transfer fee, but now he will have to find a new permanent club.

Transfer news — LIVE Spurs are finally a big club — The Warm-Up Inter Milan to propose huge Lukaku offer — Paper Round Despite a difficult second half to his career, when he was often criticised for a perceived commitment to golf and Wales ahead of his club, he has described his experience in a positive light. /> “I write this message to say thank you to all my team mates, past and present, my managers, the backroom staff and to the fans that supported me,” tweeted.