Moyes recalls trying to lure two superstars to Manchester United.
- David Moyes has revealed he tried to sign Gareth Bale and Cesc Fabregas at Manchester United but failed.
- Moyes was appointed as the Red Devils’ manager, replacing Sir Alex Ferguson in the 2013/14 season.
- Moyes is currently out of work after parting ways with West Ham United at the end of last season.
David Moyes has revealed he tried to sign Gareth Bale and Cesc Fabregas at Manchester United but failed.
“My time at Manchester United was a failure,” Moyes told the Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast. “If I have any regrets about my career, it’s taking on one of the biggest jobs in world football and not being able to make it a success. When the time comes to quit, that will always be my biggest regret.”
“We didn’t sign good enough players in my first transfer window. Marouane Fellaini was signed on deadline day and, to be honest, in terms of signing the players I wanted, we had a really difficult time.”
“Cesc Fabregas is a player I really want. I spoke to Sir Alex Ferguson and we agreed he was the player to sign.”
“I’ve spoken to Cesc as well and he’s not in the Barcelona squad, so he agreed that if he’s not in the squad for the first game of the season, he’ll come to United. He’s a key player in this signing.”
“Another player I want was Gareth Bale because United have always had great wingers in David Beckham and Ryan Giggs. So I thought he would be ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app a good fit. We made a bigger offer to Tottenham and for the player we had a helicopter waiting for him but he changed his mind and went to Real Madrid.”
Moyes was appointed as the Red Devils’ manager to replace Sir Alex Ferguson in the 2013/14 season. But was sacked midway through the campaign. Moyes is currently out of work after parting ways with West Ham United at the end of last season.