Tottenham’s on-loan forward Gareth Bale has set the record straight with regards to his move once his loan term in London lapses.
The Wales Captain who joined Spurs on a season long loan in September from Los Blancos said he is planning to return to Real Madrid next season where he is left with on a year to his current contract which expires in the summer of 2022.
The 31 year old forward is currently with Wales preparing for World Cup Qualifying action against the first ranked Belgium on Wednesday.
“There’s no distraction for me,” Bale said when asked how his club future might affect his international form.
“I think the main reason I came to Spurs this year was to play football first and foremost.
“Going into the Euros I wanted to be match-fit. The original plan was to do a season at Spurs and after the Euros still have a year left at Real Madrid.
“My plan is to go back, that’s as far I have planned.”
At Real, Bale has won four Champions League titles, two La Liga championships, one Copa del Rey, three Uefa Super Cups and three Club World Cups.
However, a run of injuries, indifferent form and a deteriorating relationship with manager Zinedine Zidane had seen Bale become a marginal figure in Spain.
As a result, last September, he moved back to Tottenham, whom he had first joined as a 17-year-old from Southampton in 2007 for an initial payment of £5m.
Bale initially found playing time limited at Spurs but he has been in excellent form recently and has scored 10 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions this season.