Bale attempted takeover of Cardiff City in May

A consortium led by former footballer Gareth Bale attempted to buy Cardiff City last May, but the bid failed. The former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur star is the public face of a group that wrote to the Malaysian owner of Cardiff expressing their intention to buy the club, but it was rejected because he is not interested in selling at this time.

According to 'The Athletic', the proposal was not even considered by Cardiff's management, a team that plays in League One after being relegated this season from the Championship, where they finished at the bottom of the table.

Bale's interest in a Welsh team comes months after Luka Modric became a shareholder and co-owner of Swansea City, another Welsh team.

Bale, 35, was already linked with a move to Cardiff City in 2022 as a way to get in shape for the 2022 World Cup he played with his country. The winger, winner of five Champions League titles with Real Madrid, ended up at Los Angeles FC, with whom he won a title.