Gareth Bale: “In Madrid they expect you to be a galactic”

The Welshman Gareth Bale commented on his discomfort with the Spanish press, who intend to magnify everything related to football, especially Real Madrid

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The future of Welsh Gareth Bale is still uncertain. As soon as the loan with Tottenham Hotspur ends at the end of the season, the British must return to Real Madrid.

In view of the rumors that speculate the departure of the French coach , Zinedine Zidane , of the white entity, also increases the uncertainty of the permanence of players like Bale for the season 2021 / 22.

During an interview with the newspaper The Times , the left-hander revealed some annoyances regarding the Spanish press, as he says that in the Iberian country football “is very magnified.” In his words, there “they expect you to be a galactic.”

Bale says he is not a galactic

“In Spain football is very magnified, everything you do at Real Madrid is magnified and that assumes you have cameras around you 24 hours and seven days a week. It’s hard to get used to, ”he assured in an interview to The Times.

The Briton describes himself as an athlete without the pretense of a superstar, who simply enjoys playing football and spending time with his family. “ In Madrid they expect you to be a galactic, to do what they’ve seen other players do before. The truth is that surely I am not like them “, he confessed.

” I like to be with mine and be discreet, while there are many others who like Get out there and, don’t brag, but do build your brand. They go to these red carpet events and I’ve never been like this. I like to play soccer, go home and be a normal person “, he added.

Criticisms of the press Spanish

Bale criticizes the Spanish press while saying that his Spanish allows him to find out everything. ” and I understand everything that happens around me. What really bothered the press was that I didn’t talk to them, so they made up a huge drama, a soap opera about me not being able to do this or that. ”