Four reasons Bale should be Man United's top transfer target

3. Talking tactics:

Shinji Kagawa has spoken of possibly returning to Borussia Dortmund in the future; not at all surprising, considering how he sometimes “felt lost” at United, playing in unfamiliar roles simply to facilitate senior players in the side. With the ‘hole’ position behind the striker always manned either by Rooney or RvP, the diminutive Kagawa was forced to fend for himself out wide, something which seems tactically frail. The departure of Rooney, combined with Bale’s arrival would let Kagawa play in his favoured position, where he did so well towards the tail-end of this previous season.

Even from a defensive perspective, keeping in mind the fact that Patrice Evra seems to care as much about defending as Balotelli does about getting a decent haircut, Bale’s arrival would boost United. The reckless pace with which Bale can lead an attack down the flank should deter opposition players on the same side from exploiting the gaps left behind by Evra with as gay abandon as they sometimes have done over the recent past.