Gareth Bale would be perfect
for Manchester United and has the potential to turn them into Barclays Premier
League title contenders next season, according to Paul Scholes.
Bale has been linked with a
move away from Real Madrid as he continues to be criticised by their
supporters, and even had his Bentley attacked by fans following their 2-1
defeat by Barcelona.
Scholes insists the world's
most expensive footballer at £86million would have no such problem at Old
Trafford, where he would be loved and could have as big an impact as Eric
Cantona.
“My feeling is that he would
be perfect for Manchester United,' Scholes wrote in his column for the Independent. '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.
'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.'