Gareth Bale has spoken of his appreciation of the support he receives from Real Madrid's fans, in his first ever Spanish language interview which will be broadcast on Thursday.

Bale, 26, joined Madrid from Tottenham in a €100 million deal back in the summer of 2013, and despite scoring in both the Champions League and Copa del Rey final successes during his first season in Spain he has never really won over all supporters and pundits.

New Madrid coach Rafa Benitez has moved the Wales international into a central No. 10 role this season, something which has reportedly pleased club president Florentino Perez, but not impressed the Los Blancos commentariat.