After nine years in Spain playing for Real Madrid he was free to move to another club this summer.
At the age of 32 he probably has a few good years left in him and the only thing worth considering would be how much money he would want after many years at Real Madrid
Now for some reason his contribution to Real Madrid an overall seems to be diminished, which I do not understand.
Lets look at his Real Madrid trophy haul
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2016–17,2019–20, 2021–22
- Copa del Rey: 2013–14
- Supercopa de España: 2017
- UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
- UEFA Super Cup: 2014,2016,2017
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2017, 2018
When you factor in major contributions in 2 of those Champions league finals and a worldy of a goal in a Copa del Rey final against Barcelona then I think this speaks for itself.
Alongside that with 106 caps for Wales and 39 goals he is a talisman for the country and helped them secure their place in the World Cup 2022 finals with a play off win against Ukraine.
This is his appearances and goal contribution by club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southampton | Total | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Total | 146 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 8 | — | 203 | 55 | ||
| Real Madrid | Total | 176 | 81 | 13 | 3 | — | 57 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 258 | 106 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 34 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 382 | 139 | 32 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 98 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 540 | 182 | ||
So a good move for the player and at 32 a decent age for the MLS and with a large social media presence and being an identifiable name in the sport I’m sure the owners of LAFC have that in mind as well.
