Plus, there's one little (big?) subtle issue here that not many are taking into account. If you have seen some of Bale's better and recent performances with the Spurs, it's not hard to picture Ronaldo's nightmare: Another player starting alongside and with his very own attributes playing very similar style i.e. very fast, excellent height for headers, super accurate shot, especially in free kicks, only younger and apparently even more energetic than Ronaldo is at 27 (28?). It is very possible that Bale may just steal the show from Ronaldo in front of their very fans and I’m sure that, having seen videos of Bale’s magic, Ronaldo is already concerned, should Real acquire Bale.