DHAKA: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed the Spanish giants scrapped their plan to wait a year for Gareth Bale because Manchester United had bid for him.

Bale, 24, finally confirmed his move to the Bernabeu for £86million a day before the transfer deadline.

United boss David Moyes has remained coy on whether the club had indeed made an offer for the Welsh winger, who scored on his debut for Real against Villareal earlier this month.

But Perez said: “Tottenham did not want to sell and we respected that.

"Then, when we found out that Manchester United would be making an offer, we made our own.”

Source: Mirror

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