Gareth Bale has confirmed his departure from Real Madrid in an open letter in which he has stated that his “dream became a reality and much, much more” during his nine years with the club.
It has long been clear that Bale would leave this summer at the end of his contract. He made only four starts for Madrid this season, three of those coming in August. The 32-year-old has barely played since, being injured for long periods and out of favour with Carlo Ancelotti. He spent the 2020-21 season at loan at Tottenham, from where he had joined Madrid for a fee thought to be €100m in 2013.
