Los Blancos have finally announced the arrival of the Wales international,
who has usurped new team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo as the game's most expensive
player
Real Madrid have announced the signing of Gareth
Bale from Tottenham Hotspur for a record-breaking €100 million.
The Wales international succeeds new team-mate
Cristiano Ronaldo as the game's most expensive player after penning a six-year
contract with the Liga giants.
“I would like to thank everyone at the club, the
chairman, board, staff, coaches and players – and most of all the fantastic
fans who I hope will understand this amazing career opportunity," Bale
told Tottenham's official website.
“I am not sure there is ever a good time to leave
a club where I felt settled and was playing the best football of my career to
date. I know many players talk of their
desire to join the club of their boyhood dreams, but I can honestly say, this
is my dream come true.
“I am well aware that I would not be at the level
I am today were it not for firstly Southampton and then Spurs standing by me
during some of the tougher times and affording me the environment and support
they have.
“Tottenham will always be in my heart and I’m
sure that this season will be a successful one for them. I am now looking forward to the next exciting
chapter in my life, playing football for Real Madrid.
Bale, who will be officially unveiled as a Madrid
player at a press conference at 13:00CET on Monday, first came to prominence as
a 16-year-old with Southampton before joining Tottenham in 2007.
The then full-back initially struggled at White
Hart Lane but he flourished after being converted into a winger, winning the
PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2010-11.
Bale collected the same prize last year, after
scoring 26 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions.
His fantastic form was not enough to earn Spurs a
place in the Champions League but the 24-year-old will now feature in the competition
this season after finally completing his drawn-out move to Madrid.
Indeed, the deal had been expected to be
completed last week but Spurs refused to sanction the transfer until
replacements had been signed.
However, after signing Erik Lamela and Christian
Eriksen, the English outfit belatedly gave Bale's move the green light.
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