Bale wants to get at par with Ronaldo's 'level' and bag Ballon D'Or one day

Welsh winger Gareth Bale has admitted that he is trying to get to the level of his Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and emulate him to become the best player in the world.

Ronaldo is the red-hot favourite to retain the prestigious Ballon D'Or award ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi. And Real teammate Bale, the only British footballer nominated for the coveted prize, wants to become the king of football one day.

Bale affirmed that he can copy Ronaldo by winning the biggest individuals awards, saying that if one does not then one should not be playing football, The Mirror reported.

For the Welsh ace winning those types of trophies means that one is doing well.

But, the free kick specialist maintains that the main thing is he is improving all the time and trying to get to the level Ronaldo is at. He said that by seeing the Portuguese star in training and games then it gives him that platform to aim for, keep improving and hopefully one day he could get there.

Bale made his first start for Real in a month against Rayo Vallecano last night after recovering from a muscle injury. And the most expensive player in the world has tipped former Manchester United star Ronaldo to retain the Ballon D'Or this year, the report added.