But shortly after, his agent came out and revealed that his comments were taken out of context.
Bale has hit his best form in years after re-joining Tottenham Hotspur on loan last summer. It took a fair bit of time but he now looks to be a solid part of Jose Mourinho’s Spurs forward line. The Welshman obviously, grew frustrated with his time under Zinedine Zidane in Madrid.
“The main reason I came to Spurs this year was to play football first and foremost,” Bale said.
“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.”
Jonathan Barnett, his agent then told BBC Sport, “[Bale’s comments] were taken completely out of context. There’s no timescale [on a decision]. He is just concentrating on now.”
Bale still has a contract with Real Madrid until June 2022. If Zidane is to remain as Real Madrid boss, it is unlikely the forward will return to Bernabeu again.
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