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Man Utd plot stunning £90MILLION swoop for Gareth Bale… in January!
MANCHESTER UNITED are preparing a shock £90million bid for Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
Gareth Bale Player Profile
United are long-term suitors of Bale, missing out when he left Tottenham for Real in 2013.
And according to sources in Spain, United are ready to top the world record £85m Real paid Spurs for the Wales star with a stunning January bid.
It is claimed United will offer Madrid £90m for Bale in the New Year, who could accept to fund a swoop for Chelsea's Eden Hazard.
However, any move in January looks unlikely at best.
Gareth Bale is wanted by Manchester United
Bale is happy in Spain and with Hazard poised to sign a new £200,000-a-week deal at Chelsea, such a complex transfer appears far-fetched.
La Liga football expert Graham Hunter believes United want Bale, but he is not close to leaving the Bernabeu.
"You cannot stop Manchester United aspiring to sign Gareth Bale," he said.
"They (Man Utd) have the budget, they tried to sign him, he turned them down when joining Real Madrid. It will not happen unless he goes to Real Madrid and says: 'Me and my family are not happy here.'"
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