( CNN ) -- Spanish football club Real Madrid completed the signing of Gareth Bale from English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur Sunday , to end weeks of speculation over one of the off-season 's most anticipated transfer deals . Bale joins the La Liga giants for six seasons , Real said on its website , and he will be unveiled at Real 's Bernabeu Stadium Monday at 1 p.m. local time . Neither club has disclosed the value of the deal but British media outlets Sky Sports and the BBC reported it was a world-record move worth $ 132 million that was greater than the $ 124 million fee Real Madrid produced to lure Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United in 2009 . According to a pair of Spanish newspapers , though , Bale 's switch was n't a world record . El Pais put the transfer value at about $ 120 million on Sunday , just as AS did earlier in the weekend . Whatever the amount , Bale was thrilled while thanking Spurs for some `` special times . '' `` I am not sure there is ever a good time to leave a club where I felt settled and was playing the best football of my career to date , '' Bale told Tottenham 's website . `` I know many players talk of their desire to join the club of their boyhood dreams , but I can honestly say , this is my dream come true . '' Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said the club had no intention of selling Bale but the `` attention '' from Real Madrid and the player 's own wishes ultimately took precedence . Likely in anticipation of Bale 's departure -- and the money on the way -- Tottenham had signed seven players this summer . `` Such has been the attention from Real Madrid and so great is Gareth 's desire to join them , that we have taken the view that the player will not be sufficiently committed to our campaign in the current season , '' Levy told Tottenham 's website . `` We have , therefore , with great reluctance , agreed to this sale and do so in the knowledge that we have an exceptionally strong squad to which we have added no fewer than seven top internationals . `` More importantly , we have an immense team spirit and a dressing room that is hungry for success . '' The 24-year-old Welsh international has twice been named the Footballer of the Year in England for his outstanding performances for Tottenham , most recently in the 2012-13 season where he scored 26 goals in 44 appearances . But this was not enough to lift the London club into the European Champions League after they finished fifth in the EPL . Speculation about Bale 's future reached fever pitch during over the transfer window that followed . Bale , an attacking player who is normally deployed in a wide position , joined Tottenham from his first club Southampton in 2007 . He has made 41 appearances for his country since his debut in 2006 , scoring 11 goals . `` I am well aware that I would not be at the level I am today were it not for firstly Southampton and then Spurs standing by me during some of the tougher times and affording me the environment and support they have , '' Bale said . `` Tottenham will always be in my heart and I 'm sure that this season will be a successful one for them . I am now looking forward to the next exciting chapter in my life , playing football for Real Madrid . '' If the British reports about Bale 's fee are correct , it would mark the latest occasion that Real have broken the world transfer record , dating back to the signing of Portugal 's Luis Figo from arch rivals Barcelona in 2000 . The record was again broken when French World Cup star Zinedine Zidane signed from Serie A Juventus in 2001 . The $ 82.58 million fee remained the record until Los Blancos broke it twice in 2009 , first acquiring Brazil 's Kaka from Milan and then Ronaldo , who remains a key figure at the Bernabeu . New manager Carlo Ancelotti will be hoping the attacking combination of Bale and Ronaldo will herald a new era of domination for a club who have won the European Champions League , formerly European Cup , a record nine times , but not since 2002 . Real , then managed by Jose Mourinho , had to play second fiddle in La Liga last season to Barcelona and were beaten in the semifinals of the Champions League by Borussia Dortmund . Bale did n't play in Tottenham 's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday .
Gareth Bale has signed for Spanish club Real Madrid . The Welshman is expected to complete a move from Tottenham Hotspur on Monday and will join up with his new team-mates at the Bernabeu. Bale will be unveiled Monday afternoon at Real Madrid 's stadium . The fee was n't disclosed but some British outlets say it 's a world record .