Bale calls it a dream come true
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Gareth Bale hailed his move to Real Madrid as a “dream come true” as he was officially unveiled in front of 20,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday.
Bale’s prolonged transfer from Tottenham Hotspur was finally completed on Sunday evening with reports in England suggesting the Welshman had become the most expensive player of all time at 101 million euros (US$133.5 million).
And the 24-year-old has already targeted winning the Champions League this season as his main goal.
“It is a dream come true for me to play for Real Madrid,” the Welshman said in Spanish, to the delight of the local fans.
“I hope to be able to help the team have success and win the 10th European Cup this year.”
Bale then took to the pitch at the Bernabeu for the first time in his new Real kit to perform a series of tricks and to kick balls into the stands for the adoring fans.
Real President Florentino Perez had earlier welcomed Bale to the club and repeated Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy’s sentiment that the player’s desire to move to Real had played a key role in the deal.
“We are in this temple of Real Madrid to incorporate a new man who knows very clearly what are the values of this club,” Perez said.
Perez’s latest “galactico” signing arrived in the Spanish capital on Sunday night before undergoing a medical yesterday morning, which he passed without any problems despite not having played since mid-July due to an apparent foot injury.
The La Liga club said Bale had agreed a six-year contract.
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