LIGA - Bale: "Now there's a better evironment at Real Madrid"

Gareth Bale spoke from the Wales retirement on the eve of the match against Belarus. And he took the opportunity to talk about his return to Real Madrid: "I've always had an excellent relationship with Carlo (Ancelotti). I had a good pre-season and a good start to the season."

On the experience at Tottenham: "It is important to be in a good environment and it is the main reason why I went to Tottenham".

"I needed to switch off at that moment and going to Spurs was brilliant. It helped me a lot to recover. Now. I went back to Real where obviously there is a better climate for me from all points of view", he said.

The forward, 32 year-old, has a year left on his merengues contract worth £600,000-a-week.