Bale: "I'm ready to start"

There's no stopping Gareth Bale, who wants to feature at Villarreal on Saturday. The first thing he did after arriving from Cardiff was to meet Carlo Ancelotti for a chat: "I'm at your service for whatever you want. I'm eager to start. I'm very motivated and very excited", Bale told him.

After Bale's first training session at Valdebebas on Wednesday, he will now train for the second time where he will be assessed to see if he could be ready for an appearance at El Madrigal.

The Welshman wants to play as soon as he can after his never-ending transfer saga to reach Real Madrid. It seems at the very least he will travel with the squad to face Villarreal, so he can begin to adapt to life in his new club.