Rob McElhenney nonetheless eager to deliver Gareth Bale to Wrexham

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has reiterated his need to deliver Gareth Bale to the membership and mentioned “the provide remains to be on the desk” for the previous Actual Madrid star.

Bale had turned down McElhenney’s earlier overtures to coax him out of retirement for “one final magical season,” after Wrexham secured promotion to the English Soccer League in 2023.

Following Wrexham’s second successive promotion this season that noticed them climb into League One, McElhenney has returned to Bale with the identical provide.

“Gareth Bale remains to be technically accessible. I do not know, I made the plea final yr and I am simply going to inform Gareth that the provide’s nonetheless on the desk,” McElhenney mentioned.

“We’ll allow you to off for golf, every time that you must get off. So long as you come to coaching a few times per week we are able to determine how you can get you 10 minutes on the pitch.

“And the golf programs — Wales is amongst essentially the most stunning international locations on the planet.”

Bale referred to as time on his storied profession in January 2023, after guiding Wales to their first-ever World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The 34-year-old rose to prominence at Tottenham, for whom he scored 71 objectives throughout two spells, however it was at Actual Madrid the place he gained famous person standing.

He gained 21 trophies throughout his 9 years at Madrid, a haul that features 5 Champions League titles. He joined MLS facet LAFC in 2022 and regardless of making simply 13 appearances for the membership, he wrote himself into their historical past books. He scored a 128th minute equaliser within the 2022 MLS Cup Remaining to pressure the sport into penalties, which LAFC went on to win and elevate their first MLS Cup.