How do you do? Gareth Bale meets Cristiano Ronaldo
Helping hand: Coach Carlo Ancelotti talks Bale
through his tactics during a training session as the real players
reconvened after international duty
Friends reunited: Bale talks to former Tottenham team-mate Luka Modric as they walk out to the training pitch
Team talk: Bale (third left) stands behind Cristiano Ronaldo as he listens to Ancelotti
Can't stop smiling: Gareth Bale looked delighted as he trained with Real Madrid for the first time at their Valdebebas training ground on Wednesday afternoon. The £86m world record signing is set to make his debut against Villarreal on Saturday
Galacticos United: Cristiano Ronaldo welcomes Gareth Bale to Real Madrid on Wednesday
Gareth Bale shakes hands with the man he surpassed as the world's most expensive footballer as he gets ready to make his Real Madrid bow.
Spanish media famously claimed that Bale's £85million transfer was in fact £76million, therefore not beating the £80million record set when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009.
But there appeared to be no tension over who cost more at training today as the two met having returned from international action.
Bale could make his debut on Saturday as Real Madrid visit Villarreal.
Yet he's unlikely to play 90 minutes after only coming on as a substitute for Wales against Serbia last night and having missed nearly all of pre-season through injury.
Welcome aboard: Bale and Ronaldo share a smile as they arrive at Real Madrid's training ground
Greeting: Coach Carlo Ancelotti shows Bale around
Guided tour: Bale has a look around the training complex and gets to know the staff
Arrival: Gareth Bale lands in Madrid after being on international duty with Wales
Muscling in: Bale has worked hard to bulk up
Nothing to stomach: Bale reveals his six-pack as he prepares to come on
Armed and dangerous: Bale is much stronger, down to his training regime
Slim pickings: A much thinner teenage Bale (right) training with Wales in 2006
Strong candidate: Cristiano Ronaldo is a supreme athlete
Biceps bulging: Ronaldo takes his shirt off and celebrates a goal
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