Luka Modric has come to the defence of Gareth Bale by claiming his contributions to Real Madrid have not received the acclaim they deserve.
The Welshman left Tottenham for the Spanish capital a world record £83.7million fee in 2013 but completed a season-long loan move back to the north London side last month after being frozen out by Zinedine Zidane.
Bale won 13 trophies during his seven-year spell at Real, including four Champions League and two LaLiga titles.
It represents a feat that former Spurs and Real team-mate Modric believes is underappreciated, while the Croatian also added he did make an effort with the language.