Gareth Bale part of rejected group bid to buy Cardiff City
Gareth Bale is part of a United States investment group hoping to buy League One club Cardiff City, according to reports.
The 35-year-old former Wales Captain is understood to be part of a consortium that approached current Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan with a letter of intent to buy the club last month.
The Athletic reports that the letter included financial figures but the bid was rejected. Cardiff declined to comment on Friday night.
Earlier this week the US consortium was also linked with a takeover of Plymouth Argyle.
Bale retired from football in January 2023 at the age of 33. He won five Champions League titles with Real and is the men's all-time record goalscorer for Wales with 41 in 111 caps.
He was linked with an emotional move to Cardiff, his hometown club, after leaving Madrid in 2022 but instead joined MLS side LAFC.
Bale featured for Wales at the 2022 World Cup – their first appearance at the global finals since 1958 – and at the Euros in 2016 and 2020.
Cardiff were relegated to League One last season and appointed Brian Barry-Murphy as their new manager this week.Bale is seeking to be the latest big sporting name to be associated with an EFL club.
His former Real team-mate Luka Modric became an investor in and co-owner of Championship side Swansea in April, while ex-NFL quarterback Tom Brady has a minority stake in Birmingham.
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