It must have been a slow news day when this rumour was struck up.
Apparently, Louis van Gaal wants to lure Gareth Bale from the dizzying heights of Real Madrid for a sensational move back to the Premier League.
The supposed price tag for Bale is around £120 million – before wages are even brought into it.
As it is just over a year since Bale made his dream move to Madrid, this seems utterly ridiculous – and even worse are the whispers of a swap deal with David De Gea. What a disaster that would be for United.