The video will start in 8 CancelGet football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailLiverpool tried to use Philippe Coutinho in a swap deal to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid last summer, according to a new book about Paris Saint-Germain. Coutinho ended up staying on Merseyside for another six months before joining Barcelona in £142m deal in January. (Image: Getty Images)(Image: Getty Images)Last week, while playing for Wales in China, Bale suggested he might one day be tempted by a move to the Far East . Bale has also been strongly linked to Manchester United, with his teammates believing a deal could be possible .

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2018 10:45 UTC