Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has played down suggestions from Gareth Bale's agent that there is a problem between the Welsh winger and his teammates.

Speaking yesterday, Jonathan Barnett blamed the Madrid players for his client's indifferent form this season.

However, Ancelotti has insisted that there have never been any issues between the 25-year-old and the rest of the Los Blancos squad.

"This is a world where lots of people talk and sometimes they speak too much. His agent spoke and he has never come to see a training session, he doesn't know our atmosphere, he speaks from the outside," Ancelotti told reporters.

"Bale has never had problems with his teammates, they have never had problems with him. The players love Bale and Bale loves his teammates. Then, someone says one word too many. He could have kept quiet, that would have been better."

Bale has scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists in all competitions so far this term.