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The observed properties of the Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) emission line area powerful probe of neutral gas in and around galaxies. We present spatiallyresolved Ly$\alpha$ spectroscopy with VLT/MUSE targeting VR7, a UV-luminousgalaxy at $z=6.532$ with moderate Ly$\alpha$ equivalent width (EW$_0\approx38${\AA}). These data are combined with deep resolved [CII]$_{\rm 158 \mu m}$spectroscopy obtained with ALMA and UV imaging from {\it HST} and we alsodetect UV continuum with MUSE. Ly$\alpha$ emission is clearly detected with S/N$\approx40$ and FWHM of 374 km s$^{-1}$. Ly$\alpha$ and [CII] are similarlyextended beyond the UV, with effective radius r$_{\rm eff} = 2.1\pm0.2$ kpc fora single exponential model or r$_{\rm eff, Ly\alpha, halo} =3.45^{+1.08}_{-0.87}$ kpc when measured jointly with the UV continuum. TheLy$\alpha$ profile is broader and redshifted with respect to the [CII] line (by213 km s$^{-1}$), but there are spatial variations that are qualitativelysimilar in both lines and coincide with resolved UV components. This suggeststhat the emission originates from two components with plausibly different HIcolumn densities. We place VR7 in the context of other galaxies at similar andlower redshift. The Ly$\alpha$ halo scale length is similar at differentredshifts and velocity shifts with respect to the systemic are typicallysmaller. Overall, we find little indications of a more neutral vicinity athigher redshift. This means that the local ($\sim 10$ kpc) neutral gasconditions that determine the observed Ly$\alpha$ properties in VR7 resemblethe conditions in post-re-ionisation galaxies.

Resolved Lyman-{\alpha} properties of a luminous Lyman-break galaxy in a large ionised bubble at z = 6.53