I made a huge bid to try and lure a Spurs legend to Man United – says David Moyes

Although David Moyes’ time at Manchester United was short and unsuccessful, hindsight displays he certainly knew what he was doing in the transfer market, as the Scotsman recalls having made a ‘huge’ offer for Gareth Bale while at United.

Bale joined Real Madrid for a world-record fee in 2013

Gareth Bale broke the record for the largest fee ever received back in the summer of 2013 when he made the switch from Tottenham to Real Madrid, where he went on to lift five Champions Leagues, three La Ligas and three Club World Cups. (TransferMarkt)

The Welsh superstar attracted widespread interest at the time following his incredible solo season for Spurs in 2012/13. He netted twenty-six goals in all competitions that year, assisting a further ten goals as well. (TransferMarkt)

Bale was a shining light in what was far from an amazing Tottenham team at the time, with the Lilywhites finishing fifth despite his individual brilliance.

Spurs then attempted to reinvest the record fee by signing what was dubbed as the ‘magnificent seven’, although the group of signings infamously turned out to be quite the opposite (Sky Sports).

Moyes made a ‘big offer’ to sign Bale for Man United

Former West Ham United manager, David Moyes, had an almost insurmountable challenge of following the great Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013, which ended with him losing his job less than a year after being appointed.

However, the 61-year-old does claim to have tried to sign Bale, which would have likely eased the pain suffered in his tenure. Moyes even seems to suggest that Man United bid more than Real Madrid.

Whilst speaking on the Up Front podcast Moyes stated “The other part then was I wanted Gareth Bale. Manchester United had great wide players in their history. I thought Gareth Bale, we made bigger offers to Tottenham, we made bigger offers to him and his agent.

“We wanted both Cesc Fabregas and Gareth Bale, but both fell through. Bale had his heart set on Real Madrid and I couldn’t change it.”

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Although as Moyes claims, he and Manchester United may have made larger offers to Spurs than Real Madrid had, it’s unlikely that even Daniel Levy, let alone Bale would have agreed to a deal at the time.

As proven by Harry Kane’s eventual sale last year, Levy is extremely reluctant to let the club’s best players move to direct Premier League competitors, which is likely why Bale went to Real Madrid in Spain and Kane has gone to Bayern Munich in Germany.

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