Man Utd: David Moyes reveals top players he almost signed
Manchester United are weighing up a move for Real Madrid star Gareth Bale as they look set to miss out on Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho as they cannot meet his £108million asking price.
Most of United's efforts have been spent trying to convince Dortmund to lower their valuation of the England international.
Ed Woodward has ruled out spending nine figures on a single transfer, especially given how the Red Devils' revenue streams have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
A list of alternative wingers has been drawn up and form Tottenham ace Bale has once again made the shortlist.
Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to sign the Welshman before he moved to the Bernabeu. His successor David Moyes also tried to hijack the move when he stepped into the Old Trafford hot seat.
A few years later Jose Mourinho failed in his attempts to bring Bale back to the Premier League.
Man Utd are interested in signing Gareth Bale (Image: GETTY)
Now Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is considering a move after Real dropped their asking price from around £90million to just £18.5.
Bale has been training alone since Los Blancos returned for pre-season and has been left out of Zinedine Zidane's plans for most of his two separate spells in charge.
The 31-year-old is frustrated by his lack of football and would be open to joining United should they make an approach.
"If those options arise, it is something I'd look at for sure," Bale recently told Sky Sports about a potential return to the Premier League.
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Real Madrid have slashed their asking price for Gareth Bale (Image: GETTY)
"I know in the last day of the transfer window last year there was an offer from the Premier League," he said.
"They offered €100m [£89m] and Real Madrid turned down that offer because they thought Bale would be a player in their side.
"I'm not allowed to say the name, though I do know the name of the club. I think at the end there was a disagreement as Madrid decided not to sell the player, because they thought he was a player who could be used and be in the starting line-up."
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