Gareth Bale

Welsh Winger Gareth Bale is signing a contract with LAFC after he wraps up his time with Real Madrid this summer, reports say.

The 32-year-old winger started his run with Tottenham and then joined Real Madrid in 2013. He has won five Champions Leagues, four Club World Cups, three La Liga titles and three Spanish Cups during his career in Spain. He is known as one of the greatest wingers of his generation, as well as one of the best Welsh players of all time. Bale currently plays for the La Liga club Real Madrid and for Wales’ national team.

Bale, who helped Wales qualify for the World Cup, will prepare for the tournament in the United States. An announcement is expected Sunday.

While a return to Wales would have been a popular and symbolic — Bale was born in Cardiff — his choice of Los Angeles may better suit his World Cup preparations. Once his signing with M.L.S. becomes official, Bale could be positioned to make his debut for his new team against the crosstown Los Angeles Galaxy on July 8. With his Real Madrid contract expiring this summer, Bale announced his intent to leave Spain and has been available to any team as a free transfer. Adding Bale and the veteran Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini — whose introduction is set for next week — to a team that already features the Mexican star Carlos Vela could make L.A.F.C. an M.L.S. Cup favorite this fall. The United States. Its opponent that day? L.A.F.C. teased an international signing on its social media accounts on Saturday but did not reveal the player. That derby, known as El Tráfico in a wink at the city’s perpetual headache, has been home to major moments in the past: In 2018, the Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic entered the game, his first in M.L.S., and scored one of the most famous goals in league history. Bale had flirted with a move to Cardiff City in his hometown in recent weeks before choosing M.L.S., and Los Angeles, when it came time to put pen to paper. The answer arrived Saturday: After running out his contract with Real Madrid and flirting with a return to his hometown, Bale, 32, has agreed to join Los Angeles F.C. in Major League Soccer in a move that will offer him regular playing time, plenty of sunshine and as many as five consecutive months of matches to sharpen his form before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar in late November. Ever since Gareth Bale helped ensure that Wales would play in the World Cup for the first time since 1958, there has been only one question on the minds of his countrymen: For which club would he sign, and play, to prepare for the tournament? An M.L.S. official familiar with Bale’s decision to join the league, though, confirmed that an official announcement of his signing was imminent, perhaps as soon as Sunday.

Welsh soccer star Gareth Bale will be joining LAFC on a one-year deal after his current contract with Real Madrid expires later this month.

“In the end this is a business. The signing of Bale is one of the most significant in LAFC’s short history. Vela, who scored 34 times in leading LAFC to a Supporters’ Shield in 2019, was the most expensive player in MLS last season with a salary of $6.5 million. The Welsh captain played a career-low seven games for Real Madrid last season and a repeat of that would have left him unfit. A more likely target for his debut would be July 8, when LAFC plays host to the Galaxy. That comes just days before the team is expected to announce a contract extension for captain Carlos Vela, a former league MVP.

Longtime La Liga and English Premier League star Gareth Bale is reportedly set to come stat.

They are currently top of the Western Conference Standings with 30 points a 9-3-3 record. Individually, he has also won the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award in England, one Premier League Player of the Season award and six Welsh Footballer of the Year awards. After scoring 72 goals and recording 60 assists for Spurs over 237 appearances, Bale moved to La Liga's Real Madrid for a then-world-record transfer fee of $132.9 million.

Gareth Bale finalmente ha elegido su nuevo destino para seguir desarrollando su carrera profesional y también como preparación para lo que será el Mundial ...

A su vez, cabe recordar que esta será apenas el segundo Mundial que jugará el cuadro de Gales en toda su historia tras haber clasificado únicamente a Suecia 1958 donde alcanzó apenas el primer partido de la segunda fase. Por si fuese poco, el mismo equipo acaba también de incorporar al defensor italiano Chiellini, por lo que la MLS de a poco va llenadose cada vez más de estrellas mundiales del fútbol. ¿Logrará Bale mantener su nivel? No obstante, han surgido rumores en los pasados días alrededor del atacante en cuestión, siendo el Getafe y Cardiff dos de los principales apuntados para albergar al 5 veces campeón de la UEFA Champions League con el Real Madrid. Sin embargo, el reconocido periodista Fabrizio Romano ha confirmado el próximo paradero del ex Tottenham y el mismo se trata de un lugar más que exótico para este deporte.

Los Angeles FC ha llegado a un acuerdo con del delantero galés Gareth Bale, quien irá al equipo de la Major League Soccer tras su partida de Real Madrid, ...

Su trasferencia de los Spurs a Madrid en 2013 fue por una cifra récord de entonces. Había rumores de que Bale pensaba en retirarse si Gales no se clasificaba al Mundial, pero el equipo logró un lugar en Qatar el mes pasado. El LAFC incorporó al defensor italiano Giorgio Chiellini este mes.

El galés termina contrato con el Real Madrid este verano y las puertas del LAFC, un club importante en Estados Unidos, pudieran estar abiertas para él.

Su costo fue de poco más de 100 millones de euros y en aquel verano fue el fichaje de la temporada. Ya el club firmó recientemente al defensor italiano Giorgio Chiellini, mientras que el mexicano Carlos Vela es el único Jugador Franquicia en la plantilla. El acuerdo tendrá una duración de 12 meses, hasta el próximo mes de junio", publicó la liga en su portal web.

El exjugador de Real Madrid se uniría al club angelino con un contrato de 12 meses de duración, y se sumaría al equipo que acaba de fichar al defensor ...

La noticia llega en medio de la especulación con el futuro del Carlos Vela, quien en cinco días termina su contrato con LAFC y no ha sido renovado. Ambos podrían jugar su primer partido para LAFC el 8 de julio. El acuerdo sería por 12 meses y se extendería hasta junio de 2023.

He has an option to extend his stay in California for a further 18 months, and will join former Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini at the club. The Wales star, 32, ...

He understands what he needs to do.” Any player will tell you, playing week-in week-out, your body becomes more robust, you get used to it and you get fitter by doing that. The Wales star, 32, has been without a club since his contract expired at Real Madrid this summer.

Terms of Bale's deal were not available. The 32-year-old Bale is set to be a free agent after his contract with Real Madrid expires at the end of June. Bale's ...

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Los Angeles FC ha llegado a un acuerdo con del delantero galés Gareth Bale, quien irá al equipo de la Major League Soccer tras su partida de Real Madrid, ...

Su trasferencia de los Spurs a Madrid en 2013 fue por una cifra récord de entonces. Había rumores de que Bale pensaba en retirarse si Gales no se clasificaba al Mundial, pero el equipo logró un lugar en Qatar el mes pasado. El LAFC incorporó al defensor italiano Giorgio Chiellini este mes.

El galés termina contrato con el Real Madrid este verano y las puertas del LAFC, un club importante en Estados Unidos, pudieran estar abiertas para él.

Su costo fue de poco más de 100 millones de euros y en aquel verano fue el fichaje de la temporada. Ya el club firmó recientemente al defensor italiano Giorgio Chiellini, mientras que el mexicano Carlos Vela es el único Jugador Franquicia en la plantilla. El acuerdo tendrá una duración de 12 meses, hasta el próximo mes de junio", publicó la liga en su portal web.

LAFC is close to a deal to bring Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale to Major League Soccer, sources have told ESPN.

In 2019, Bale was on the verge of joining Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, but the move broke down in the final stages after his agent, Jonathan Barnett, said Madrid changed their mind. In eight seasons with Real Madrid, Bale was part of five Champions League-winning sides and won LaLiga on three occasions. He was whistled by fans at the Bernabeu after he had been pictured with a banner that read: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that Order" while celebrating with international teammates in November 2019. Bale scored twice in the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool, including a spectacular overhead kick, but by that time his injury problems had become more frequent and his relationship with then-manager Zinedine Zidane had begun to suffer. He was initially a key member of the team, scoring in their Champions League and Copa del Rey final wins in his first season and forming a formidable front three alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Sources told ESPN that Bale will fly out at the end of the week after a short break and sign a deal until the end of this season with the option of another year.

This isn't really a Tottenham Hotspur transfer rumor, but hey — it's a slow Saturday and it's KINDA close to a Spurs rumor, so Imma write on it anyway.

There’s also, reportedly, a whole lot of really good golf courses in the LA area, which should keep Gareth pretty happy when he’s not playing football. According to multiple outlets including The Athletic (£), former Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has decided on his short term future — he’s heading to America! Bale has reportedly agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC ( LAFC) on what is initially a one year contract. Bale recently (and extremely mutually) left Real Madrid as a free agent, and there’s been a lot of chatter about what he’d do next.

Hello, and welcome to The Athletic's coverage of today's live transfer news. Big news today - The Athletic understands that Gareth Bale has agreed to join ...

Stay here for live updates throughout the day! It was a busy evening last night in the summer transfer window, so what could today bring? And some topics are uncomfortable, and I don’t know everything, but I think it’s about me being in a position and using my platform to help the next person.” Personal terms are not anticipated to be an issue. June 25, 2022 at 3:24 PM UTC June 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM UTC June 25, 2022 at 3:35 PM UTC 🚨 Gareth Bale agrees to join LAFC in MLS on year-long deal with an option to extend for further 18 months. June 25, 2022 at 3:42 PM UTC June 25, 2022 at 3:57 PM UTC June 25, 2022 at 4:07 PM UTC June 25, 2022 at 4:28 PM UTC

El galés se suma a Giorgio Chiellini como refuerzo del conjunto angelino en la MLS.

Con el Tottenham tuvo 72 anotaciones y 60 asistencias en 237 juegos, además que es una figura histórica del equipo londinense. Gareth Bale hizo oficial su llegada al LAFC de la MLS a través de un video en redes sociales. Tom Bogert, reportero de MLSsoccer.com, adelantó que el cuadro del LAFC buscaba los servicios del galés, quien finalizó su vínculo con los merengues este verano.

The Welsh attacker, out of contract with defending Champions League champions Real Madrid, is finalizing a deal with LAFC, according to MLSsoccer.com's Tom ...

Adding Bale and Giorgio Chiellini, whose signing was previously confirmed, plus hopefully a Designated Player and perhaps also re-upping Vela, is a statement that this team wants to win now. Bale is the talisman for the Wales team that qualified for the first time since 1958, and he will absolutely be up for that. In addition to being a TAM signing, meaning he will not take up an unoccupied Designated Player slot, Bogert also reported the deal will be for 12 months, expiring next summer.

In other elite-player news, Paris Saint-Germain seems prepared to keep Neymar by offering the world's most expensive transfer a lucrative contract extension, as ...

Next season, the 30-year-old is no more likely to take PSG to the next level than he was earlier in his career. Betting too much on one player has been a problem, and the same approach has also put unnecessary pressure on him at World Cups, which hasn’t worked out. What’s also crazy is how Real has gone on to win more trophies with him on the sidelines, a peripheral figure to whom they can still afford to pay high wages. As Diario AS wrote earlier this month, a curse (Spanish) seems to have fallen over the majority of signings costing over €100 million ($106 million), of which there have been 12 so far. Combined, Real and PSG have spent well over €300 million ($317 million) in upfront fees for the players mentioned, plus much more in wages. Yet, with discontent never far away from both players, they each represent the same curious reality within super clubs today, which has been growing in relevance for a while—that money is virtually boundless, and what it brings is never enough.

Gareth Bale has sealed a shock switch to MLS Side LAFC following his release from Real Madrid at the end of the season.

The MLS season fits in well with Bale’s World Cup plans, as the regular season runs until October - with the championship match at the end of the play-offs due to take place on November 5. He said on international duty early in June that his desire was to secure regular playing time to get match sharp - with his focus being on the World Cup with Wales in Qatar in November and December. The Wales international became available on a free transfer following his release from Real Madrid, and had a number of options.

Los Angeles FC has reached a deal with Welsh forward Gareth Bale to move to Major League Soccer after his departure from Real Madrid, a person close to the ...

Bale was rumored to be considering retirement if Wales hadn't qualified for the World Cup, but his national team earned a place in Qatar last month. Bale will be able to chase a trophy in Los Angeles while staying in shape for the rigors of the World Cup competition. Los Angeles FC has reached a deal with Welsh forward Gareth Bale to move to Major League Soccer after his departure from Real Madrid, a person close to the deal told The Associated Press.

Between the group, they boast five Champions League titles, three La Liga trophies, two Olympic medals, two Six Nations championships, and a yellow jersey. In ...

He also had a poor relationship with Madrid-based Spanish newspaper, Marca. The Athletic’s Dermot Corrigan detailed the entire saga in March of this year. He was almost sold after a disappointing debut season, with Birmingham City interested in signing Bale for £3 million, and former Spurs manager Martin Jol turning down the chance to take him to Hamburg. It makes the award look a little diminished, although it was obviously a great goal by Salah.” Is that a four iron? That was the way I was brought up, passing the ball. Is that a sand wedge? But Bale’s was a little more significant (with apologies to Lee Redmond, whose fingernails are an impressive 28 cumulative feet). Quite the haul, considering he began life as a left-back who specialised in free-kicks. Bale told FourFourTwo: “Yeah, I was surprised by that, to be honest. Goals against England. A World Cup berth. He also ran an 11.4-second 100m at the age of only 14. A European Championship semi-final.

The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which ...

The future of Wales forward Gareth Bale is in MLS with LAFC. Here's how social media reacted to the shock news.

This assist from prime Real Madrid Bale 🔥🔥— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/IUMB7Ds1a8 June 25, 2022 😉😉😉— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/cCmDtoSMho June 25, 2022 The real reason Bale signed for LAFC— El Moon Doughh (@moon_doughh) pic.twitter.com/Uc3h7SA6Ar June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale said this in 2020 👀— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/xjMnxi6FAl June 25, 2022 Wales. Golf. LAFC.— Chris (@_el_chris) #LAFC #Bale pic.twitter.com/0ZGuvhMSqj June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale in his new LAFC threads 🤩— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/Zx5YqWC3ny June 25, 2022 But now he's on his way to Major League Soccer... with LAFC! to win the final!— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) All in MLS. ⭐️ 🌟 pic.twitter.com/EiLhntosfG June 25, 2022 See you soon, Los Angeles. 👊— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) @LAFC @LAFC3252 pic.twitter.com/GVP8WVWLPe June 25, 2022 Life is good for LAFC 😎 pic.twitter.com/46FVtxTUUY June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale 🏴— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)

Major League Soccer (MLS) is set to welcome another world-renowned soccer star after Wales captain Gareth Bale agreed to a one-year deal with Los Angeles FC ...

Chiellini forged his name as one of the best center-backs in the game during a decorated 18-year spell with Juventus, lifting nine Serie A titles and five Coppa Italia trophies. The pair's arrival continues the trend of some of the game's biggest names joining the MLS in the twilight years of their careers. The six-time winner of the Welsh Footballer of the Year award arrives in LA having helped guide his country to their first FIFA World Cup finals in 64 years earlier this month.

It's not often that Los Angeles FC co-president and general manager John Thorrington has time to sit and watch a soccer game for purposes other than ...

The plan is also for LAFC to add that player in this window. The ability to rotate should keep Vela and Bale fresh for the stretch run in the fall. “He doesn’t need to play football — he’s one of the best-paid footballers of all time — but if all goes well, of course he could stay there for a while. The cap restraints of a non-designated-player deal limited the pay but Bale has made plenty of money and he has long-standing marketing partners. It’s a solid short-term solution with the potential to make it a longer-term partnership. LAFC still has an open designated player spot and Thorrington said the team will move to fill it this summer window if the right player is available. LAFC was in first place and offered a chance to win trophies. “What we can offer a player like him is a unique opportunity to come and do something different.” The deal also includes an 18-month option that would increase his salary and make him a designated player if triggered next summer, multiple sources with knowledge of the deal said. In the end, though, LAFC swooped in to sign the five-time Champions League winner. The intention was to be aggressive in the summer window. “Did I think, coming into the year, ‘let’s set aside money to sign Gareth Bale?’. No, that was not in my plans,” Thorrington told The Athletic, letting out a slight chuckle.

Gareth Bale, who is poised to join Los Angeles FC, has worn the No. 11 shirt for much of his career. However, it's already taken.

Bale wore 11 for all but one of his eight seasons at Real Madrid, a club he joined from Tottenham Hotspur for a then-world-record 100m euros in 2013. At first club Southampton, Bale wore 37 in 2005/06 and 22 in 2006/07. Los Angeles FC, who are set to sign Gareth Bale on a free transfer, can expect to sell a boatload of shirts bearing the Wales captain’s name and number.

Welsh soccer star Gareth Bale is taking his talents from the European circuit to the United States with Major League Soccer's LAFC, possibly beginning in ...

Bale was rumored to be considering retirement if Wales hadn’t qualified for the World Cup. But his national team miraculously earned its first World Cup appearance since 1958. He played briefly for Tottenham during the 2020-21 season. The 32-year-old initially played for Tottenham before joining Real Madrid in 2013 for a then-record $106.4 million before being loaned to Hotspur. His current contract expires in the summer.

El fichaje de Gareth Bale por LAFC ha sido uno de los grandes bombazos del mercado. A continuación, te contamos todos los detalles de la transacción.

En el Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti decidió devolverle a la banda, esta vez la derecha, un lugar donde no llegaba a sentirse del todo cómodo. Por eso, con la llegada de Rafa Benítez, recuperó ese rol de mediapunta. - Mejor jugador de la Final de la Champions League (2018) - Jugador del Año de la Premier League (2013) Gareth Bale inició su carrera como lateral izquierdo en el Southampton. En el Tottenham ante su explosividad en ataque adelantó su posición unos metros y empezó a desempeñar el papel de interior. En la temporada 2020/21, el galés regresó al Tottenham en calidad de cedido, y desde su vuelta a Madrid, apenas ha disputado 7 partidos. El futuro de Gareth Bale ha sido una de las grandes incógnitas del mercado de fichajes.

Gareth Bale es la nueva estrella de la MLS. Ahora la pregunta es cuándo jugará su primer partido en Los Ángeles FC.

Sin embargo, el 'Expreso de Gales' ahora se enfoca en su participación en Los Ángeles FC, donde llega con una gran expectativa a sus 32 años. El doctor Elmer Huerta da más detalles sobre esta coyuntura. Bale y Chiellini siguen así los pasos de otras figuras que se mudaron a la ciudad californiana superada la treintena de años, como David Beckham y Zlatan Ibrahimovic, que brillaron en el vecino LA Galaxy.

(CNN) -- La Major League Soccer (MLS) está lista para dar la bienvenida a otra estrella del fútbol de renombre mundial después de que el capitán de Gales, ...

El tiro libre desviado de Bale aseguró una victoria por 1-0 sobre Ucrania en el partido de clasificación retrasado, sellando el boleto de Gales a Qatar en noviembre. Zlatan Ibrahimovic es una omisión notable No firmará como jugador designado y posteriormente su salario contará para el tope de LAFC.

LAFC is close to a deal to bring Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale to Major League Soccer, sources have told ESPN.

But we are very excited at the options we have to improve our team as we pursue our goal of ultimately winning a championship this season." "We are charting course in that direction," Thorrington said of signing another DP. "I would say if the right opportunity comes, we are ready to make that decision. This team wants to win," Thorrington said. In eight seasons with Real Madrid, Bale was part of five Champions League-winning sides and won LaLiga on three occasions. "I want to win. "We have had very detailed conversations with Gareth about what he needs to be successful.

La transferencia procedente del Real Madrid será en calidad de agente libre y será completada utilizando dinero de adjudicación monetaria.

La transferencia procedente del Real Madrid será en calidad de agente libre y será completada utilizando dinero de adjudicación monetaria, por lo que no ocupará un puesto de Jugador Designado. Eso significa que su salario será menos de 1.612 millones, según Kevin Baxter de Los Angeles Times. La transferencia procedente del Real Madrid será en calidad de agente libre y será completada utilizando dinero de adjudicación monetaria De acuerdo a varias fuentes, Bale se unirá por un año al equipo que juega a un lado del Coliseo de Los Ángeles.

Wales' striker Gareth Bale celebrates after winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 play-off. Geoff Caddick/AFP via Getty Images. Gareth Bale's ...

Which brings us to Bale, or whatever is left of Bale. He has been at this for 15 years since beginning his first and most successful stretch at Spurs. Though he was never embraced at Madrid (hell, he was regarded as verminous) he still put in eight years, with the requisite wear and tear that creates. Bale is a curious case in that he opted not to play for Welsh club Cardiff City and the leg-savaging treacheries of the Championship for the pre-World Cup adulation, nor for the Saudi-moneyed Newcastle United and the pre-World Cup marketing opportunities. His principal role at LAFC will be to prep for Wales while making somewhere around $2 million as a targeted allocation like Chiellini and kicking in what he can for the conference leaders. MLS is light years from where it was even a decade ago, but it remains both a beneficiary and a victim to North America’s newfound love of soccer at its highest heights (Europe) rather than at its homegrown middlings. He laughs, claps, throws itself to the ground, sings, in a kind of humiliating ceremony, which, at least, finally comes to an end, like all misfortunes.” Gareth Bale’s arrival in Los Angeles as the newest and second oldest member of LAFC has been described as a shock to those who forgot that the club signed 37-year-old Giorgio Chiellini two weeks ago.

The Welsh superstar was announced as a signing by the LAFC Co-President and GM, John Thorrington, on Sunday June 26th. Signed on a free transfer and to a TAM ...

“We’re incredibly excited in the face of very stiff competition worldwide, that he agreed [to sign for LAFC] and we’re excited to welcome him in the coming weeks.” Of course, some similar things were said about Carlos Vela at times in Spain before he lit up MLS, so some of the negativity around Bale may be quite unfair. This year, he has led them to qualification to the 2022 World Cup, Wales’ first World Cup berth since 1958. He turned pro and made his debut with English club Southampton in 2006, remarkably starting his career as a left back with Saints and then when he first moved to Tottenham in 2007. In 2020-21, he went on a season-long loan to Spurs, and returned to Real Madrid this past season, where he barely featured, his relationship with the club fractured permanently. The Welsh superstar was announced as a signing by the LAFC Co-President and GM, John Thorrington, on Sunday June 26th.