Real Madrid legend Luis Figo has said Gareth Bale has already proved himself to be a success in La Liga.
The Welshman arrived to much fanfare last summer when Los Blancos splashed out 91 million euros for him. But the former Tottenham Hotspur man had a difficult start to life in Spain, suffering from foot and thigh injuries.
Since finding full fitness however, Bale has gone on to have a good debut season in the Spanish capital, scoring 12 times and providing 12 more assists in the league in just 23 appearances. He has formed part of the BBC trio (Benzema, Bale and Cristiano) that has torn defences apart at times this year.
Speaking to Madrid daily Marca, 41-year-old Figo said Bale was a big success already and has shown great quality.
“Now he needs space because one of his virtues is speed,” he stated. “He did not start the season strongly because he was not physically prepared, but he has great quality.”
“He needed to make a rapid transition from English football (to Spanish football) and Madrid play a more organised attack, so he had to adapt to that. He has already proven so (that he can adapt).”
In his time at the club, Figo, who signed from rivals Barcelona, won La Liga twice and the Champions League once.
Indeed he is a success allrady hes antisipation, pasin skils, free kicks and hes abelity to score sed it all.