The Welshman, former Real Madrid player (2013 to 2022), played the game of predictions as to the winners of the major current competitions, but also of the Ballon d’Or.
Bale has been enjoying a peaceful retirement since he hung up his boots for good in 2023, after a final year spent in MLS, with Los Angeles FC. In his career, the striker won almost everything during the decade he spent in Madrid, with 4 Champions Leagues and 3 La Liga titles in his trophy cabinet.
Very often decisive in the finals played in the white jersey, like this incredible acrobatic return against Liverpool in 2018 for which goalkeeper Kasper Ruud must still have nightmares, Bale is neither more nor less than a true legend from the Merengue club.
Renowned for his shyness in the Merengue locker room, Gareth, paradoxically, seems rather comfortable in communication since he became a consultant for British TV, which allows him to give his opinion on the matches and fitness of the big players. teams from the continent.
It was also on this occasion that the Welshman was invited to give the names of those who, according to him, would win the various major competitions of the season. And at the end of that, he was asked who would be Rodri’s successor as Ballon d’Or 2025…
Who will win the LDC?
Bale: “Le Real Madrid”
Who will finish as top scorer in the CL?
Bale : “Harry Kane”
Who will win the Premier League?
Bale : “Liverpool”
Who will finish as Premier League top scorer?
Bale: “Haaland”
Who will win La Liga?
Bale: “Le Real Madrid”
Who will finish as La Liga’s top scorer?
Bale : “Lewandowski”
Who will win the next Ballon d’Or?
Bale: “Mbappe”
In short, Gareth believes not only that Real Madrid will sign a new Liga-Champions League double, but also that Mbappé will be the great architect of this new successful season for the Merengues…
The native of Cardiff has always said he is confident for the Frenchman, of whom he had already explained that within a while, the former PSG would make everyone agree in Madrid… “When he is having a good day, Mbappé is the best in the world and it’s only a matter of time before he proves it,” the Welshman told TNT Sports last week.
