Whatever happens across the remainder of his playing days, Gareth Bale’s place in Welsh footballing history is assured. He’s one of the greatest players to wear the red and green and his involvement has helped the national side to its best ever finishes in major tournaments.
Bale is also the country’s leading goal scorer but he’s yet to play domestically in Wales. With rumours of a summer move to Cardiff City hitting the headlines, could that situation be about to change?
Bye Bye Bernabeu
While his next destination is unclear, we do know that Gareth Bale will be leaving his current club Real Madrid this summer. He has the option to walk away from the game but wants to stay fit and firing in anticipation of Wales appearing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett confirmed the player’s impending departure and that has led to a flurry of transfer rumours. The 32-year-old has said that money is not a consideration and that’s led to a stream of media stories linking Gareth Bale with an emotional move to Cardiff City.
It would be a dream transfer for Cardiff fans, but other clubs are in the frame. Bale has spent two spells at Tottenham Hotspur, and it’s felt that he could slot in as a wing back in Antonio Conte’s preferred formation.
Newly promoted Nottingham Forest are also linked with Gareth Bale while Newcastle United and a number of clubs from the United States have been mentioned in places.
Bale won’t be short of options but where is he likely to end up?
The Neutral Verdict
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Former club Spurs are next while any MLS club is another option and it follows as third favourites. Newcastle United, Southampton and Nottingham Forest are the other sides receiving attention.
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What Next for Gareth Bale?
Gareth Bale certainly has ties to Cardiff: He was born in the city and now has business interests in the Welsh capital. He would essentially be ‘coming home’ and the notion of that must carry an obvious appeal.
While he wouldn’t immediately be playing in the top flight, there would be an ambition to get Cardiff City promoted back into the Premier League. That’s an incentive that the player may find too hard to turn down.
If Bale wants to play in the first tier from the start of next season, former club Tottenham Hotspur may be the more plausible option. Spurs are in the Champions League for the 2022/23 campaign and that gives the Welsh international the chance to prove that he can still deliver at the very highest level.
As soon as Wales finish their world cup qualifier in June, Gareth Bale promises an answer. There are many options on the table but the suggestion of a seeing out his playing days in a Cardiff City shirt is gathering momentum on a daily basis.
