Former Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos has defended Gareth Bale after his loan departure for Tottenham.

Ramos worked very briefly with Bale at Spurs.

"He is a player I like a lot, I think he has given Real Madrid a lot too," Ramos told Radio MARCA.

"He has enormous power and a magical left foot, he is a very usable footballer and one of the few with world class talent.

"Inside Madrid they will know the problems he may have had with Zidane, but I'm sure he has his own side of the story."

Real Madrid also allowed Sergio Reguilon to depart for Spurs in the same week, with the club opting to continue with the policy of rotation between Ferland Mendy and Marcelo.

"For now it is a very populated position with Mendy and Marcelo, and if they have made a decision to let Sergio go it's because they received a good amount of money for him," he added.

"Reguilon had less chance of minutes with Real Madrid than the other two and I think he will adapt well to Spurs.

"He is a player with a lot of potential."