Los Angeles Football Club has signed Ex-Real Madrid and Tottenham super start Gareth Bale.
Bale is considered one of the greatest Welsh players of all time, making 105 appearances for Wales since 2006, and joins LAFC on a 12-month contract using Targeted Allocation Money with the option to extend through 2024.
During his last nine seasons with Real Madrid, Bale won 19 trophies, including three La Liga titles and five UEFA Champions League titles, and was named the best player of the 2018 Champions League.
In the last decade, he also led a golden generation of his Welsh countrymen to the semifinals of the 2016 European Championships and to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“Gareth is highly motivated to continue to win trophies, and we are elated that he has made the choice to join LAFC and help lead us in our ultimate goal of winning championships,” Thorrington said.
“There are simply not many players in the world who can have an impact on a match like Gareth Bale,” LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo said. “He can be dangerous in so many different ways, and we expect him to complement what we believe is already a strong team from the moment he arrives. His knowledge of the game and experience in playing in big games will be invaluable for our club.”
