Gareth Bale rumoured to be talking to Man United about summer move

Would Gareth Bale look good in red? According to some U.K. media outlets, the brass at Manchester United think so.

It's back ... Bale to United

There are some things -- like bright, shiny objects or a really nice Bordeaux -- that, try as you might, are powerless to resist. The persistent rumours thatGareth Bale is headed for a Premier League return to Manchester United is the Transfer Talk equivalent to those things.

Yes, it's back, according to several U.K. media outlets, Manchester United are ready to spend and the Welshman is ready to listen to offers.

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If, and it's a big if still, this goes anywhere, the Old Trafford brass and Louis van Gaal will have to spend more than the 86 million pounds Real did to bring Bale over from Tottenham and could even wind up surpassing their record spend from last summer.

One bit of bad news: this does look like a summer deal for now, so it may warm your winter transfer hearth, but the real heat isn't expected to be turned up until the end of the 2014-15 campaign.