Manchester City should have looked into signing Gareth Bale ahead of Leroy Sane and Bernardo Silva, says Micah Richards, with the Real Madrid winger still having “a lot to give”.
A return to English football has been mooted as a result and Richards feels Bale would have been a shrewd addition for City before they bolstered their ranks in 2016 and 2017 with the signings of Sane and Silva respectively.
An Etihad Stadium academy graduate told SPORTbible: "If Bale got past you, there was no chance of catching him.
"There was this one game at White Hart Lane, and Gareth Bale tore me to shreds. The game ended 0-0 because Harty was unbelievable that day. I've never played against someone who skinned me that many times.
"Normally, because I was physical and fast, I'd always get back and put a tackle in not with Gareth Bale. He was just on a different level.
"I would have taken him at Manchester City before we got Leroy Sane and Bernardo Silva. I still think he's got a lot to give. All this speculation about how his bad attitude is wrong - he is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet."