With the departures of senior dressing room figures such as Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane, Real Madrid fans will be hoping for a big signing this transfer window. However, reports from the club's camp suggest that Gareth Bale is showing his class once more in pre-season, suggesting that expensive reinforcements may not be necessary this summer.
A Real Madrid player is reported to have said: "Bale acts the same way he always did [before joining Tottenham on loan for the 2020-21 season], but even at 50% he's the best attacker at the club".
Quoting the report that he had received from the dressing room source, journalist Edu Aguirre continued: "Bale is training well [...] He's acting just as he did under Zidane. He trains and he goes home", adding that "he doesn't have a fantastic relationship with Ancelotti".
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Despite this, Bale's prospects for this season look positive. Aguirre continued: "players in the dressing room know that if Ancelotti manages to win Bale round [and motivate him], there's no reason why he can't have a good season ahead".