Gareth Bale: Real Madrid star brushes off losing world’s most expensive footballer tag to Manchester United’s Paul Pogba

GARETH BALE brushed off losing his tag as the world’s most expensive footballer to Paul Pogba.

The Real Madrid ace saw Pogba’s £89million move back to Manchester United from Juventus top the £86m the Spaniards paid Spurs for him in 2013.

But Bale said: “I couldn’t care less. None of the players have pulled my leg over it.

“My aim is to win as many trophies as I can and as many Champions Leagues as I can. That will be the aim again this year.”

Real are the Champions League holders and Bale, 27, can become the first Welshman to lift three Euro crowns ahead of two-time winners Ian Rush, Joey Jones and Ryan Giggs.

The 2017 final is at the National Stadium of Wales and Bale, who is preparing for his country’s opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Monday, added: “It would be nice to get the Welsh record.

"Not many people get to say they’ve won it.

“We know the final is in Cardiff and it would be amazing to get there.

“It’s exciting times.”