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Manchester United’s €120 Million Bale Bid Failed in 2013
André Villas-Boas says Manchester United made a late €120 million bid to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham in 2013, but Bale was determined to join Real Madrid, and the offer failed to change his mind.
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About André Villas-Boas
Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas is a Portuguese sports executive and former football manager, who is the president of Portuguese sports club Porto. He was among the growing number of top-level managers who never played football professionally, and one of the few managers to have never played beyond youth football.
Everything about André Villas-Boas →- Occupation
- association football coach, rally driver, association football player
- Position held
- president
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Born
- October 17, 1977