The helicopter was waiting for Manchester, but he...”

David Moes, the current manager of West Ham, discovered about Daily Mail that in 2013, shortly before Gareth Bale signed with Real Madrid, he was near Manchester United: “I wanted him as my first purchase! He was already talking to Real Madrid and we tried to avoid signing him with [...]
I wanted it as my first purchase! He was already talking to Real Madrid and we tried to avoid signing him to the Spaniards.
Manchester United offered Tottenham and the player more money than Real Madrid's offer. We did everything we could to get him to Old Tuffford.
We even had a helicopter ready to take it to the training center.
We thought we had a chance to close the deal positively, but he chose Real Madrid and the time testified he was right, with all the titles he won and the career he has developed so far”.












