Gareth Bale has now opened up about his time at Real Madrid, and whether or not he has any regrets from his time in Spain.
The Wales superstar returned to Tottenham Hotspur on a one-year loan deal after a difficult past few seasons at Los Blancos, where he fell out of favour with manager Zinedine Zidane and had a tumultuous relationship with the LaLiga club's fans.
Discussing his return to Spurs, Bale told Sky Sports, "It's disappointing that the fans won't be at the stadium for my first game back, because the reception would have been incredible.
"I'm just looking forward to playing football, playing with the team, doing as well as I can, and having a great season collectively.
"When you come into any club you want to do well, you want to help the team as much as you can."
He then touched on his time at Real Madrid, adding, "I've had to grow up as a person, never mind as a footballer, and you have to learn how to deal with the situations you're in.
"Obviously I've been in immense pressure situations, I've had people on the pitch whistling in the stadium to me.
"So I've just learnt how to deal with those type of things, to not take it too seriously, too much to heart, and just get on with it; it's football, something you love doing and you just need to give your best. Sometimes that's all you can do."
He was then asked directly whether or not he had any regrets regarding incidents during his stay in Spain, and he responded: "No, I don't have any regrets."
