Gareth Bale sensationally rejected a move to Manchester United move this summer according to reports in Spain.
The Welshman has been a long time trparget for the Red Devil’s, even back to his days as a Tottenham player, and was once again heavily linked with a move to United this summer.
Don Balon claim that Jose Mourinho had pursuaded the Manchester United board to make a move for the 28-year-old, with them making a £90m bid.
Despite Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane stating on numerous occasions that the winger was firmly a part of his plans, it is claimed that United’s offer was ACCEPTED by the European Champions, who planned on using the money to sign Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe.
However, despite the La Liga club sanctioning the players departure to United, Bale rejected the move, preferring to stay at the Bernabeu and continue his career with Los Blancos.
Since the wingers £86m move from Tottenham to Madrid, he has won three Champions League titles in four year as well as one La Liga title.
Bales refusal to talk to United has seen Real Madrid miss out on signing Kylian Mbappe, who has now completed a loan move to Paris Saint-Germain, a loan move which includes a clause obliging PSG to buy the player next summer for a staggering £165m. UEFA are investigating the French club’s finances after they also spent £198m on Neymar, a move which shattered the previous world record of £89m.
What was sensational about him rejecting a move to United? Did he announce his refusal with a megaphone from the top of the Eiffel Tower? Did he hire a fifty piece orchestra and sing his refusal from the stage at La Scala? I must have missed this “sensational” rejection. Hopefully, it will be repeated, most sensational things are!