Evra reveals Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale almost agreed to join Man United in 2013

Manchester United's legendary manr Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to reunite with Cristia Ronaldo at Old Trafford in 2013, just two weeks before anuncing his retirement. This is according to Man United great Patrice Evra, who also claimed that Sir Alex Ferguson was keeping a close eye on Gareth Bale when Welshman was at Tottenham Hotspur. Former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra recalled time Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to sign Cristia Ronaldo and Gareth Bale before duo eventually teamed up at Real Mrid. 

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Did Alex Ferguson want to bring back Cristia Ronaldo at Old Trafford?

While speaking on UTD Podcast, 38-year-old Evra revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson planned to win Champions League with Cristia Ronaldo and Gareth Bale at Manchester United.  Scotsman alrey enjoyed 26 years of success with Red Devils, winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues. However, Evra mitted that a groundbreaking deal was on cards in 2013 as Sir Alex Ferguson was '99 percent sure' of re-signing Cristia Ronaldo and bringing Gareth Bale in from rth London at time. 

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Evra quoted Sir Alex Ferguson and explained that Ferguson h planned for arrival of two superstar wingers at atre of Dreams in a bid to win a third Champions League title. Although Sir Alex Ferguson fell short with his audacious attempt to sign Cristia Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, duo did eventually link up at Santiago Bernabeu. However, Evra stated that he spoke with Cristia Ronaldo and Portuguese star h mitted that he was prepared to return to Manchester United to play under Sir Alex Ferguson. 

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Sir Alex Ferguson's premature retirement

Evra finally concluded by stating that Sir Alex Ferguson retired prematurely as he h planned on continuing his manrial stint for '10 more years' but h to call it quits, citing personal reasons. Evra said that Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to recent arrivals at club including Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa as he would t be able to continue working with m. In summer of 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson anunced his retirement after winning a total of 38 trophies in 26 years. 

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