Gareth Bale has revealed he plans to return to Real Madrid this summer following his loan spell with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Wales star was frozen out by Zinedine Zidane in the Spanish capital and opted to return to north London on loan for the duration of the 2020/21 campaign in a bid to get regular game time.
The 31-year-old is set to captain Wales in their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Belgium in Leuven on Wednesday night.
And speaking ahead of his country's mouth-watering clash with the number one ranked side in the world, Bale admitted he re-joined Spurs this season in a bid to be at his peak for the European Championships this summer.
"It's [future] no distraction for me coming into the Euros," said Bale.
"The main reason I came to Spurs this year was, obviously I wanted to play football first and foremost but going into the Euros, I wanted to be match fit.
"The original plan was only to do a season at Spurs, and then after the Euros, I would still have a year left at Real Madrid.
"My plan is to go back and that's as far as I've planned to be honest."
The attacker will have one year left to run on his Real Madrid contract following the conclusion of the current campaign.
Bale has made 25 appearances for Jose Mourinho's side in all competitions so far this season, scoring 10 goals.
Belgium v Wales kicks off at 7:45pm on Wednesday night.
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