Former Manchester United right back Gary Neville says the Red Devils should try to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid over Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo spent six successful years at Old Trafford prior to his move to the Santiago Bernabeu in 2009. He has since gone on to become Real’s all time leading scorer and has won two Ballon d’Or’s in is time in the Spanish capital.
But the 30-year-old has never hidden his love of United and rumours are abound that he could seek a move back to the Premier League side when he decides his time is up at Los Blancos. Should he decide to move, there would be no shortage of suitors, with PSG and a number of high profile MLS sides interested in his signature too.
Speaking to British tabloid, the Daily Star, Neville said while he would love Ronaldo to return, focusing on Bale, who is four years younger, would be a better option for Louis Van Gaal’s side.
The now England coach and TV pundit, who is the older brother of Valencia assistant manager Phil, said: “The idea of Cristiano coming back as his swansong, well it wouldn’t be the same for him as it was before. What he did before at United was, for two years, out of this world and it was a privilege to be part of it. But I would certainly prefer us to get Bale – and that’s no disrespect to Cristiano.”
