adminLONDON. – Manchester United will step up their bid to sign Gareth Bale following his Champions League nightmare with Real Madrid.
But they face competition from neighbours Manchester City and Chelsea if Real, as now seems likely, decide to sell the unsettled Welsh international this summer.
United, who wanted Bale when he left for Spain two years ago in a word record £85 million transfer from Tottenham, have been working on trying to bring him back to the Premier League for months, encouraged by noises from his camp that he is open to a move to United, where his boyhood hero Ryan Giggs is assistant manager.
Bale once again came under fire from fans and media in Spain after squandering a number of chances as Real saw their hopes of a Champions League final against Barcelona scuppered by Juventus.
That exit has also increased the chances of boss Carlo Ancelotti – Bale’s biggest supporter at the Bernabeu – being sacked with the Spanish giants now destined to finish the season trophy-less. Bale’s fate now lies in the hands of Real president Florentine Perez. – The Daily Express.
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