Insane reports of £99.5m bid for Real Madrid's Gareth Bale by Man Utd

sQuashie 12:18 - 09 July 2015

Gareth Bale

Bale has been linked with a return to England with the Red Devils all summer but in recent days that interest appeared to have cooled, with United focusing on other, more affordable targets.

Confusion surrounds an extraordinary report from Spain today which suggests Manchester United are back in for Gareth Bale with a monster bid.

The eclectic player, Bale has also been touted as key to Wales' rise into top 10 of FIFA world rankings.

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The Welshman cost Real a world record fee of €100 million (£85.3m) in 2013 and the club would want to see all of that back, and then some, if they were to entertain the thought of letting him go after two seasons.