5 players who will profit from Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Juventus

#2 Gareth Bale

Bale - the new leader?

Post his sterling performance against Liverpool in the Champions League final, Gareth Bale was another Real Madrid player who hit the headlines, thanks to his sensational statement.

I need to be playing week in week out, and that’s not happened this season for one reason or another. I had a five or six week injury at the start of the season and I’ve been fit ever since so now I have to sit down in the summer and discuss it with my agent and take it from there.

As a result of his recent injury stricken season, the Welshman found game time under Zidane hard to come by as he fell down the pecking order. For many weeks, he was also linked with a probable move back to the Premier League, but Cristiano Ronaldo's exit could solve his grouse.

The Portuguese's absence will consequently open up playing minutes for many other players at Real Madrid and Gareth Bale will be at the forefront to use that fact to his advantage. Who knows, he might even become Real Madrid's leading man in the coming season.