Gareth Bale is the closest thing to Ronaldo says Lowe
That is the opinion of Wales manager Ryan Giggs, who attained legendary status during his time at Manchester United.
Real Madrid, with one day left of the Spanish window, have yet to find a suitable replacement for Ronaldo who left the Bernabeu earlier in the summer to join Juventus.
Bale has made an impressive start to the campaign scoring in both La Liga games for Real.
And Giggs thinks Bale can help Real cope without Ronaldo, who was their main talisman during his time in the Spanish capital.
It's a massive void to fill but Gareth has the experience now of being at the club for a long time
Ryan Giggs
He said: “When someone like Cristiano leaves there is always going to be a spotlight on who is going to replace him goal-wise and threat-wise.
“It's a massive void to fill but Gareth has the experience now of being at the club for a long time.
"Every year there is pressure on him and he has handled it brilliantly.
“It's a bit different this year because Cristiano has left and there will be more focus on the players who are going to replace the goals.
Gareth Bale has a big role to fill since Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
Ryan Giggs has no doubt about Gareth Bale (Image: GETTY)
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"But Gareth has shown his qualities in big games and that he can handle anything that is thrown at him."
Giggs has been impressed with Bale’s form this term, adding: “He has started this season on fire.
“But there's never really a time when he is not playing well.