Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes the signing of Gareth Bale could ignite the spark back into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's beleaguered Manchester United squad.

Bale's Real Madrid exit was all but confirmed on Sunday after manager Zinedine Zidane kept him sidelined for the final game of the season - a dismal 2-0 defeat by Real Betis.

And things turned sour when Bale made a somewhat telling beeline for the tunnel after the final whistle, choosing not to acknowledge the Bernabeu faithful.

Harry Redknapp believes Gareth Bale has the ability to help turn Man United's fortunes around

United have long been interested in the 29-year-old and it is understood Solskjaer is hellbent on bolstering his attacking ranks this summer, especially if £500,000-a-week Alexis Sanchez finds a new home to free up some room on the wage bill.

And Redknapp, who oversaw Bale's meteoric rise at Spurs before the club sold him for a world-record £86million in 2013, thinks the Welsh flyer has the quality to turn United around.

'Whoever signs him will be signing a fantastic player,' Redknapp told Sportsmail. 'Any club he can go to he can make a difference - he can turn any club around.

The Welshman looks set to leave Real Madrid after being benched for their final game

Redknapp oversaw Bale's metioric rise at Tottenham before he joined Madrid for £86m in 2013

'He would be a great signing for anyone - Man United could do with Gareth Bale.

'There's not a club in the country where he wouldn't make a massive impact. I think he's an incredible talent.

'Anybody who gets Gareth Bale is going to lift them. If it's Spurs, Man United, whoever it is, it would be an amazing signing for them.'

Zidane is planning a massive summer overhaul in the Spanish capital with as many as 14 players expected to leave.

The ex-manager said: 'Bale would be a great signing for anyone - Man United could do with him

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On Sunday, Zidane described Bale as the past and not the future of Real Madrid but then admitted he does not know whether the player will leave this summer.

Zidane said: 'He [Bale] has won a lot here but we live for the present and the future.

'We will not forget the past but we have to live for the day to day.'

When pressed on whether he will be working with Bale again when the players are due to return for pre-season training on July 6, before the summer tour of North America, Zidane added: 'I don't know what will happen. Lately I have picked other players. Anything could happen.'

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