Manchester United offered MORE MONEY than Real Madrid in the race for former Tottenham star Gareth Bale last year, it has been revealed. Bale joined Madrid for a world record £85.3m in September 2013 and repaid part of his fee by scoring the decisive goal in the Champions League final.
In an interview with AS, Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett said: "It was one of the greatest, if not the largest [transfers].
"And to complete it was a great honour for me because I met Gareth when he was very young and I was able to help make dream come true.
"He always wanted to play for Madrid. He could have gone to United and other clubs, but he wanted to Madrid."
When asked if Manchester United had offered more money, he replied: "Not much more, but more.
"I know that at one time Barcelona were also interested in him, but he said he did not want to go there. There were two agents who called me."
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