Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale has confessed that he still finds being called a Galactico “a bit surreal”.
The Welshman became the world’s most expensive player two summers ago, when he joined Los Blancos from Tottenham in a record €100m transfer, and he admits he is still coming to terms with his new-found celebrity status.
“It is a bit surreal to be called a ‘Galactico’,” he told FourFourTwo.
“The one thing you don’t want is to be on the end of a nutmeg [at training] – especially with the rows of cameras.
“We are always getting killed out there and I just try not to let it be me. Whenever someone gets nutmegged, we are all jumping and joking.”
