Luca Modric has defended Gareth Bale’s seven-year misspelling at Real Madrid and insisted that he should be remembered for his “extraordinary” influence at the club.
After a tumultuous few years in the Spanish capital, speculation about the 31-year-old’s future has ended, and right now, Bale has returned to Tottenham on a seasonal loan from Real.
The forward has supported head coach Zinedine Zidane and came close to joining Chinese team Jiangsu Suning last summer, enduring his poorest season at Real in terms of minutes played in 2019-20.
Real have won Bale’s second league title, La Liga, in four Champions League trophies, and Modric says the “shy” Welshman’s contribution has been forgotten in recent years.
“I spent a lot of time with Gareth, almost my career: four years at Tottenham and seven here. What can I say about Gareth? He’s a wonderful guy, ”said Modric, who came to Real Madrid from Spurs a year before Pelé in 2012. Cobb.
“He’s a bit shy, his personality is like mine. What has been said about him recently is not fair. He may have been tried in recent years, but what he did in Madrid is extraordinary ”.
“For me he will always be remembered as a player who did a lot for this team, for this club. A lot has been said, but Gareth doesn’t have a problem with anyone in the locker room, he’s a wonderful guy.
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“He spoke Spanish, for example, he didn’t give any interviews, but in the dressing room he made a joke, he talked to us, everyone was very happy with him. But of course some things came out in the last few years maybe they forgot what he did for this club, but in a few years he will be remembered as an incredible player, a key player for Real Madrid.
“Everyone has their own behavior and does things in their own way. Gareth was like that. He wouldn’t really connect with the rest, but I’m telling you, it’s so good to have him in the locker room. Very sorry. he forgot everything he did last year. “
Bale joined Madrid from Spurs in transferring the 2013 world record of $ 86 million, and a year later a spectacular victory over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.
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A month later, in 2014, Bat Atlético beat Madrid 4-1 in the Champions League final, their first European victory in 12 years.
Over two league titles, Bale added three more Champions League medals to his tally, the last of which he scored twice, including an impressive kick from above, as Real Madrid came off the bench 3-1 against him. Liverpool.
Can Bale stay with the Spurs?
Last month, Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, acknowledged that his client’s career in Madrid was over.
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When asked if Bale could stay with the Spurs beyond his one-season loan, Barnett said talkSPORT: “Yes, there are many opportunities, it belongs to you.
“The most important thing is that he enjoys his football and that he plays well. Until that happens, everything will be fine.
“Now he is a mature man and he knows what he wants out of life.
“He is probably the most successful footballer Great Britain has ever had. He still has a lot of things he wants to do in his life, so we will have to wait and see. “
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