Bale: The atmosphere of the team has been different after Ferguson left Manchester United, so I chose Real Madrid back then

May 22 Not long ago, Tottenham and Real Madrid legend Bale were interviewed by Drive and talked about the reasons why he refused to join Manchester United in the past.

He has been linked with Manchester United several times during his career, admitting that he was closest to joining Manchester United when he left Tottenham in 2013, but that year he joined Real Madrid for a record transfer fee of £85 million after winning the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.

Manchester United, who had just won the 20th Premier League championship at the time, was also very interested in Bale, but he eventually chose Real Madrid.

When talking about why I rejected Manchester United, Bale said: "I have been close to joining Manchester United several times, but it has never been achieved. Perhaps the closest time to Manchester United, I finally chose to join Real Madrid. At that time, I chose one of the two between Manchester United and Real Madrid."

"I remember that Mr. Ferguson had left Manchester United at that time, so the atmosphere of Manchester United was not very similar to before, and I think the team is a bit aging, and I have always been in Real Madrid, so."

"But I think I finally made the right decision. I am not trying to offend Manchester United fans, I just feel that I made the right choice."