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Gareth Bale hails 'great' Carlo Ancelotti and 'is sure he'll have conversation' with the new Real Madrid boss after the Euros having previously claimed his 'future plans would cause chaos'

Gareth Bale has described Carlo Ancelotti as a 'great manager' and expects to speak to the new Real Madrid boss after the Euro 2020 tournament.

Bale spent last season on loan at Tottenham and has one year left on his sizeable Real contract, and Ancelotti's return to the Bernabeu after leaving Everton could increase the likelihood of the Wales forward staying in Madrid.

'I know Carlo Ancelotti is a great manager. I get on with him really well, we had some great times in the past,' Bale said ahead of Wales' final Euro 2020 warm-up game against Albania in Cardiff on Saturday.