Former Manchester United boss David Moyes says they had a helicopter ready for the signing of Gareth Bale in 2013.

Moyes revealed the lengths United went to in a bid to sign Bale, who went on to join Real Madrid from Tottenham for a then-world-record £85m fee.

"By the time we got to the end of the transfer window, we always thought we had a chance of getting Gareth Bale," Moyes told beIN SPORTS.

"We hoped we could talk him out of going to Real Madrid because it was already half done.

"We had offered more money, we tried to entice him. We did [have a helicopter ready] and we tried."