Gareth Bale may not be having the best of times on the pitch for Real Madrid but he is definitely in comfort off it. The Welsh winger was the world’s most expensive footballer as at the time he made the move from Tottenham to the Spanish capital. Bale enjoyed a memorable debut season as he won both the Champions League and the Copa del Rey while scoring in both finals.
Although, he was a peripheral player in Real Madrid ‘s European domination where they won three titles in a row. Since then, he has fallen out with the head coach and was even axed from the squad that was defeated by Manchester City recently. However, Bale has continued to enjoy life in the city of Madrid. He lives in a stunning £6.5million home, has a car collection that features a Ferrari, Mercedes, and Audi, as well as a stunning golf course on his doorstep.
HOME
Bale lives in the exclusive La Finca neighbourhood, home to Madrid’s wealthiest. Boss Zidane is, perhaps, unfortunately, a neighbour, team-mates Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema are nearby, while Cristiano Ronaldo used to live there. Bale’s home itself was rented by Real Madrid legend Kaka before he moved on to pastures new.
And it’s a wonder of modern architecture, created by Joaquin Torres and worth in the region of £6.5million.
Bale is said to pay £10,000-per-month in rent to stay in the Pozuelo de Alarcón part of La Finca, in this amazing 1,500 square metre property that is built on two-storeys.
It boasts four bedrooms, an indoor pool, gym, two utility rooms, several terraces and porches, as well as a six-car garage.
CARS
Said to earn £600,000-per-week before tax, Bale has plenty of change left over from his rental property.
And through the years, he has added some of the best cars a footballer can drive.
Alongside a £165,000 Mercedes SLS AMG, Bale has been seen riding in a £152,000 Bentley Continental GT, a £156,000 Lamborghini Huracan, as well as a £230,000 Ferrari GTC4Lusso.
With Real Madrid’s players getting a pick of Audi motors thanks to a huge sponsorship deal, the winger also treated himself to a £65,000 Audi Q7 50 TDI last Christmas.
GOLF
Bale has been accused of caring more about golf than playing for Real Madrid. In his grand estate in Glamorgan, Wales he built a three-hole golf course that are replicas of the 12th at Augusta, Royal Troon’s Postage Stamp and the tricky par-three 17th at Sawgrass.
He regularly shares videos of himself playing golf.
To feed his golf fix in Madrid, Bale belongs to the members-only Ciudad Grupo Santander. A golf course co-designed by Seve Ballesteros, it stretches out to nearly 7,500 yards from the back tees. As well as participating in the sport, Bale also follows the game regularly and interacts with top golf players such as Tiger Woods.
Seeing as the Welshman enjoys life in Madrid albeit being off the pitch, it is no surprise that he plans on running down the remaining two years on his deal which would fetch him another £60m before he chooses the next step in his career. Going into full time golfing is an option he will surely be considering.
