When Bale was a scrawny young left-back at Spurs, and Harry Redknapp was refusing to play him, nobody would have ever predicted he'd mature into one of the best on the planet. That's exactly what has happened though, and he is well on his way to becoming one of the best players of his generation. The 25-year-old has adapted to life at Real Madrid superbly since making a world record £85.3m move from Spurs in 2013, scoring 27 times in 57 appearances, and forging a sensational relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in attack. He is still fairly young, and there is absolutely no reason why he can't become the very best in the world one day. He has everything at his disposal: scintillating pace, power, goals and an eye for the spectacular. There were some who weren't quite sure how good Bale would end up being, having been so highly-rated as a teenager at Southampton, but he's become one of the most dangerous, talented footballers in the world.
