Wales manager Chris Coleman has urged Gareth Bale to stay at Real Madrid and forget about returning to the Premier League.
Bale's future has been the subject of much debate since Real fans began whistling the world's most expensive player at the Bernabeu.
Some Madrid pundits have accused him of too often shooting for goal rather than passing to colleagues.
Teammate Cristiano Ronaldo has shown his displeasure, and the Portuguese forward reacted petulantly when Bale scored a double in a win over Levante, his first goals in 10 games.
Bale responded to his first goal by covering his ears with his hands -- seen as a sign that he was not listening to the criticism -- and kicking the corner flag.
Chelsea have been linked with a move to bring the former Tottenham player back to London, and it has also been suggested that Manchester United could sign him in a swap for goalkeeper David De Gea.
But the Press Association quoted Coleman, who has previously backed Bale to defy his critics, as saying: "He should stay where he is.
"Chelsea are a huge club and have been successful, as are Manchester United -- but Real Madrid is Real Madrid.
"Gareth's good enough to win the big trophies, play on the big stage and play with the biggest club.
"It is different from Manchester United or Chelsea because, while there is pressure on them to perform in every game, at Madrid it is almost like a show and there has to be entertainment.
"You have to be one of the best to play for them and, in my opinion, Gareth is good enough to win trophies and entertain at Real Madrid at the highest level."
Coleman's Wales face a table-topping Euro 2016 qualifier in Israel on Saturday week, with Wales unbeaten in four group games having taken points off the top two seeds, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Belgium.
The coach added: "I spoke to his agent three days ago, he is absolutely fine and there are no problems.
"Baley is the most expensive player in the world and there is politics to all this. He's been caught up in a bit of a storm but, knowing Gareth as I do, I'd be really surprised if he said: 'I've had enough, I'm not accepting that and I'm coming home'.
"Everyone has good and bad periods, and you just have to get through it."
He said he had been surprised by the nature of some of the criticism aimed at Bale, describing it as "quite personal."
Wales squad:
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Owain Fon Williams (Tranmere Rovers), Daniel Ward (Liverpool).
Defenders: Ashley Williams (Swansea City), James Collins (West Ham United), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Gunter (Reading), Neil Taylor (Swansea City), Samuel Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ashley Richards (Swansea City), Adam Henley (Blackburn Rovers).
Midfielders: Joe Allen (Liverpool), Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest), David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Shaun MacDonald (AFC Bournemouth).
Forwards: David Cotterill (Birmingham City), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), Tom Lawrence (Leicester City), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Simon Church (Charlton Athletic), Sam Vokes (Burnley).