Gareth Bale plans to end his Tottenham stay at the end of the season and return to Real Madrid. The Wales captain returned to Tottenham on loan in September after seven years away and has had a mixed season with form and fitness issues dominating his second spell in north London. The 31-year-old forward's contract runs until the end of the 2021-22 season at Madrid, where he had fallen out of favor and struggled for game time.

"I think the main reason I came to Spurs this year was to play football," Bale said Tuesday while on duty with Wales. "Going into the Euros I wanted to be match-fit." The European Championship opens for Wales against Switzerland on June 12. "The original plan was to do a season at Spurs and after the Euros still have a year left at Real Madrid," Bale said.