Liverpool made a stunning bid for Real Madrid star Gareth Bale last summer, it has been revealed.

Author Ediciones Amphora claims in 'PSG: revelations of a revolution' that the Reds offered Real €70m plus Philippe Coutinho in an attempt to lure Wales' all-time record goalscorer to Anfield.

But Liverpool held onto Coutinho when their offer was unsuccessful.

Coutinho ended up staying on Merseyside for another six months before joining Barcelona in £142m deal in January.

As reported in El Mundo Deportivo, the author claims that Coutinho, Bale and Neymar were all involved in a three-way transfer tussle, and details meetings between PSG sporting director Antero Henrique and agent Pini Zahavi, who has close ties to Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett.