Gareth Bale signs new five-year contract at Real Madrid - reports

Updated 23/08/2016 at 16:17 GMT+1

Gareth Bale has extended his stay at Real Madrid after penning a new five-year deal with the Liga giants, according to reports.

Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale (C) vies with Real Sociedad's defender Joseba Zaldua (R) during the Spanish league football match Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid CF at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on August 21, 2016.

Image credit: AFP

The 27-year-old signed a six-year deal upon making a then world-record £86 million switch from Tottenham back in 2013.

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Bale’s new deal will run through to 2021 and increase his wages from €9 million to €10 million a year.

Reports suggest that puts his earnings on a par with Sergio Ramos - and just behind Cristiano Ronaldo.

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