Bale introduced himself to LAFC: "This is the place I want to go"

With a big smile and very happy to welcome you, Gareth Bale was officially presented this Monday as the new player of LAFC ng mls and made sure she felt it was the perfect place for her.

“It’s an incredible honor to be here,” said the former player of the real Madrid at a press conference in Los Angeles (USA).

“This club is an incredible project. Then talk to Larry Freedman and John Thorrington (both team co-chairmen), it’s very clear to me that this is the place I want to go. “

The striker has signed a contract for twelve months with the option to extend it until 2024.

“I haven’t come here to be six or twelve months. I have come here to try to be as long as possible,” he said, saying he wants to leave his “mark” on this team not just in the short term.

So far, it is not yet known the number that he will be with Angeleno, nor the date of his debut, but whether he will make his debut in the next fight of LAFC (Sunday in Nashville) his first MLS game almost coincided with his 33rd birthday, which was on Saturday.

bale arrived in Los Angeles after guiding Wales to the second World Cup in its history this June by beating Ukraine in the playoffs for Qatar 2022.

Nasa LAFC you will find the best team so far in the season mls, who leads the Western Conference with 39 points, with the Mexican in his ranks as a great reference and captain Carlos’s candle and who has just signed another brilliant European veteran as the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.

“I’m excited to be able to play with everyone and hopefully I can help improve the team,” he said after training for the first time on Monday.

“Our goal is to try and win a trophy and we will do everything we can to do that,” he added.

The Welshman also has words of praise for Candles (“incredible he has done for this group since he came”) and on Chiellini (“He’s a great player, a great professional and a great football ambassador”).

Second, bale praised MLS’s growth in recent years.

“The level is really growing. The quality is improving, the league is improving, the stadiums are improving, the teams are improving. It’s a league that is really growing,” he argued.

“I don’t think there’s a visible retirement league. It’s really physical and demanding,” he added.

Although Monday -45 minutes late- was the official performance, Bale already had the opportunity to meet his new teammates and his fans on Friday when he went to the stadium as a spectator. LAFC to see his team win the Los Angeles derby by 3-2 against Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez’s LA Galaxy.

Delighted in everything he sees around him, bale He jumped on the pitch at the run-up to greet the public and listen to the first songs in his honor and also joined his teammates after the final whistle, celebrating in style the victory in the battle known as ‘Traffic’.

bale He said the videos he saw before arriving from the Banc of California stadium “don’t do justice” to the beautiful atmosphere he experienced with LAFC fans.

“There are no words to describe it,” he assured at his reception.

FROM MADRID TO MLS

Bale’s descent into MLS ended nine years of association with real Madrid where he won 19 titles in total, including five Champions Leagues and three leagues.

The Welshman arrived at the white club in 2013 and was part of the attack known as the BBC (Bale, Benzema and Cristiano).

bale He had moments of tremendous brilliance in Madrid, such as the amazing Chilean he scored in 2018 in the Champions League final against Liverpool, which means the thirteenth European crown for the Spanish team.

However, his weight loss on the team, injuries and a loan to Tottenham largely darkened his last years in Madrid.

So, in the academic year 2021-2022 bale he only played five games in the league and two in the Champions League.

The rumors and criticism at the Santiago Bernabéu about the promise of bale with the white team that grew when the player celebrated in 2019 Wales ’qualification for the European Championship with a flag with the famous motto:“ Wales, golf and Madrid, in that order ”.