The agent of Gareth Bale has hit out at former Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano.

Valdano slammed Bale for his performance in Real's thrashing at Barcelona on Sunday, accusing the Welshman of believing he is a bigger player than he is.

Bale's agent, Jonathan Barnett, was approached for a response last night and branded Valdano as "nothing".

Asked about the comments, he snapped to ESPN: "It comes from nothing, so it's taken as nothing."

As part of Valdano's tirade, the Argentine stated: "For Bale we continue measuring for his price and his price has left the fantasy that he is a global crack. But the last five years are not coherent with what Madrid paid for him."