English Premier League Champions Manchester United may be also in the race to acquire Spurs striker Gareth Bale along with Real Madrid, as Tottenham is seemingly more receptive to the English Champions, after being frustrated by negotiations with the Spanish side.u00a0

According to British broadsheet The Independent, Manchester United have not yet made a firm offer for Bale. But as the transfer window enters its last three weeks and at a time when Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is beginning to doubt whether the Spaniards actually possess the funds, they may re-enter the race for the striker.