Nobody said replacing Cristiano Ronaldo would be easy, but Real Madrid may just have the talent to pull it off.
The Portugal star left the Blancos last month, sensationally joining Juventus in a €100 million (£88m/$117m) transfer.
Madrid have been linked with a number of big-money replacements for Ronaldo but on Saturday, ironically against Juventus, the Blancos showed they may not need to break the bank for the likes of Eden Hazard or Neymar this summer.
The Blancos were disjointed and devoid of ideas for much of the first half at FedEx Field outside of Washington D.C., falling behind through a Dani Carvajal own goal.
But just before half-time of the International Champions Cup match, Gareth Bale provided evidence of his ample quality – and perhaps of the likelihood of a more significant role in 2018-19.
The Welshman picked up a loose clearance at the top of the box and rifled in a quickly taken half-volley inside the far post to level the score.
Following Madrid’s Champions League final victory over Liverpool in May, both Bale and Ronaldo indicated they were considering a Bernabeu exit in the summer.
Ronaldo, of course, followed through, making a sensational move to Madrid’s opponents on Saturday.
The Portugal star’s exit cleared the way for Bale to potentially play a much bigger role than he did last term, when he was an occasional starter under Zinedine Zidane even in the periods when he was healthy.
author: bhavesh
source: goal
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