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Man Utd’s World Record Gareth Bale Bid Is Finally Revealed—But it Was Always Destined to Fail

Gareth Bale Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo David Moyes Manchester United Spurs André VillasBoas Daniel Levy Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur

Gareth Bale “really wanted” to join Real Madrid in 2013, which meant even Manchester United blowing Los Blancos out of the water with a better offer to Tottenham Hotspur was never going to get the Welsh superstar to Old Trafford.

Bale reached superstardom for his 2012–13 campaign with Spurs, completing an individual quadruple of PFA Players’ Player of the Year, PFA Young Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season only otherwise achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo (2006–07). That was no mean feat considering Robin van Persie scored 26 Premier League goals in his debut season for Manchester United to steer the club to the title.

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