{"id":1134417,"date":"2022-06-26T00:19:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T00:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/26\/gareth-bale-agrees-to-los-angeles-fc-move-after-real-madrid-exit\/"},"modified":"2022-06-26T00:19:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T00:19:28","slug":"gareth-bale-agrees-to-los-angeles-fc-move-after-real-madrid-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/26\/gareth-bale-agrees-to-los-angeles-fc-move-after-real-madrid-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Bale agrees to Los Angeles FC move after Real Madrid exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"512\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image_2022-06-25_170158787-696x512.png\"   alt=\"Bale has won four Champions Leagues during his time at Real Madrid\/Credit: Getty\" title=\"Bale has won four Champions Leagues during his time at Real Madrid\/Credit: Getty\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bale has won four Champions Leagues during his time at Real Madrid\/Credit: Getty<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wales captain Gareth Bale has agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Bale, 32, is currently a free agent having left Real Madrid after nine years in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Champions League winner had been linked with a return to Tottenham Hotspur as well as a move to home-city club Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>But Bale\u2019s representatives have confirmed he is close to securing a move to LAFC.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The signing of Bale, who joined Real Madrid for a then world-record fee of \u00a385m in 2013, is set to follow LAFC\u2019s\u00a0move for Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>There was speculation that Bale would end his playing career had Wales missed out on qualification for the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>But after Robert Page\u2019s side booked their place in Qatar by beating Ukraine in their World Cup play-off final earlier this month, the only question about Bale\u2019s future was which club he would join.<\/p>\n<p>There had been suggestions Bale would opt to join Cardiff, with his agents confirming earlier this week that they had\u00a0held talks with the Championship club.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff share a training ground with the Football Association of Wales, which would have allowed Bale to continue working closely with Wales\u2019 medical and fitness staff while on club duty.<\/p>\n<p>But he is instead heading for the MLS, where the season runs from February until October and the competition\u2019s secondary transfer window opens on 7 July.<\/p>\n<p>LAFC, who are managed by former USA international Steve Cherundolo, are currently top of the MLS\u2019 Western Conference and have 19 regular-season games to play.<\/p>\n<p>The end-of-season play-offs follow, with the season-ending MLS Cup final to be played on 5 November \u2013 16 days before Wales\u2019 World Cup campaign begins with a game against the USA.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"VbsP9w6stgQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Wave of COVID-19 Cases: The Role of Booster Jabs - Nkwa Hia on Adom TV (25-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VbsP9w6stgQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bale has won four Champions Leagues during his time at Real Madrid\/Credit: Getty Wales captain Gareth Bale has agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a free transfer. 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