You'd struggle to find a world class player Manchester United haven't been linked with this summer, as Jose Mourinho looks to add quality into his squad to make a real push for the Premier League title, along with the demands of competing in the Champions League.
Every transfer window has that one crazy rumour which makes you believe that it could actually become a reality, and earlier this month we were treated to the yearly Cristiano Ronaldo rumours which suggested he could be set for a sensational return to Old Trafford following his tax evasion fiasco in Spain.
TARGETS
Now, it's Neymar ditching Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
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Obviously, nothing of that sort was going to happen as the Reds continue to pursue other targets after bringing in Victor Lindelof from Benfica and snatching Romelu Lukaku from under Chelsea's nose.
Mourinho has already stated that he'd be happy with at least one more player joining the squad this season, and United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward might have been very busy with a whole host of names being linked with the club - ranging from Eric Dier and Nemanja Matic, to Fabinho and Marco Verratti.
While Ronaldo's return to United continued to pick up steam, Mourinho shot down all hope of seeing a return to the red side of Manchester by claiming that it would be mission impossible to bring him back, and he also put fellow Galactico Gareth Bale in the same bracket.
Bale and United crossed paths in the early hours of Monday morning when the Santiago Bernabeu outfit drew 1-1 with Mourinho's men, but the Europa League champions emerged victorious inside of Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California with a 2-1 win in the penalty shoot out.
BALE'S RESPONSE
After the game, the Welshman was asked about the continual links with United, when a reporter brought up the 'mission impossible' label and Bale wasn't giving much away about making a potential switch down the line.
According to Manchester Evening News, the reporter claimed: "Jose Mourinho says it would be mission impossible to get you to Manchester United."
Bale chose his answers very carefully, replying: "There you go."
When asked if Bale saw it that way, he added: "I haven't said anything," before admitting that he was happy in the Spanish capital, just saying 'yes.'
While Bale admitted that he's happy remaining at Madrid - despite Zinedine Zidane's side being linked with a big-money move for AS Monaco's Kylian Mbappe - Bale didn't do a great job of ending all speculation linking him with a Premier League return.
Despite this, you can be sure Bale will, once again, be linked with a United move down the line.
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