#3 Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale was courted by Manchester United last summer, with Jose Mourinho even claiming that he would talk about him should Madrid not start him against Manchester United in the European Super Cup final last year.
In the end, Bale did start and the matter went into somnolence then and there. However, it seems to have woken up from its slumber since Gareth Bale’s admission of talking to his agent about his future at the Bernabeu.
And Diario Gol claims that Madrid’s initial intentions are to sell him to Manchester United. They could, however, let him go to Tottenham Hotspur should the Lilywhites consider sending Harry Kane to the Bernabeu.
Meanwhile, Don Balon add that Manchester United prefer Gareth Bale over Cristiano Ronaldo since he is younger and would cost less in terms of wages.