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

4. It’s make or break for Moyes:

The business of football is a merciless one. Where United fans have till now begun the season at reasonable ease with the familiar figure of Sir Alex at the helm, they know that this season will be different. Everything that Moyes does will be scrutinised in gory detail. Even as he steps into the giant shoes he hopes to one day satisfactorily fill, there are plenty who decry his appointment at a club which is used to incomparably greater silverware than he is. Another reason people put forward as to portray him a bad choice is that he has much lesser pull in the transfer market than some of the other managers (Yes, Mourinho) who might have been interested in the United job.

While only time will tell if Moyes can handle the first complaint, he has a golden opportunity to silence those harping on the second. Shrewd as he is, one can be certain that the Scot is much more involved in the transfer negotiations than he lets through at press conferences. While the likes of Fabregas might be too far away, and too surrounded to be majorly influenced, Bale is definitely closer and more likely to listen to Moyes. Pulling off a coup from under the noses of Real Madrid, who are said to be front runners for Bale’s signature; that would definitely silence a few rants.