Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, writing in his column for the Independent, has stated his view that Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale has the potential to become a great at Old Trafford if he joins the club.

Bale has come in for severe criticism for his performances at Real Madrid and though he has scored 16 goals this season, the Welshman has been under fire from the Bernabeu faithful. Recently his car was attacked by several supporters after their loss to Barcelona.




Manchester United are speculated to be interested in Bale and are believed to closely following events in the Spanish capital to see whether the former Tottenham man is willing to return to England in the summer.

While the 25-year-old has not given any indication that he is keen to move on from Real Madrid, Scholes feels Bale is the perfect footballer to lift the Manchester United side to greater heights.
 


The former England midfielder said that he always felt the Welshman is the perfect player to join Manchester United and believes that he would turn Louis van Gaal’s men into title contenders if the deal eventually happens in the summer.

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“My feeling is that he would be perfect for Manchester United”, Scholes wrote.

“Of course, as a fan of my former club I would like to see him there but, looking at it objectively, I always felt that Bale was a natural fit for United as he developed at Tottenham from a left-back into one of the best attacking footballers in the country.

“He would be loved at Old Trafford. In return I believe he could turn Louis van Gaal’s team into serious title contenders next season.”

Scholes believes if Manchester United can bring Bale to Old Trafford then it wiould turn their fortunes around and added that the Welshman has all the ingredients to become a club legend.

“In my years at United I witnessed some signings who, over their careers, transformed the fortunes of the team.

"From Eric Cantona when I was an apprentice, to Dwight Yorke, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney.

"These were great footballers who became great United players.”

“Bale has the potential to make as much of an impact as any of them.”

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