{"id":2661,"date":"2025-07-29T02:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/gareth-bales-new-life-he-has-46-million-people-to-return-to-football-and-realize-his-dreams\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T02:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:30:19","slug":"gareth-bales-new-life-he-has-46-million-people-to-return-to-football-and-realize-his-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/gareth-bales-new-life-he-has-46-million-people-to-return-to-football-and-realize-his-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Bale&#8217;s new life: He has 46 million people to return to football and realize his dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Garethbert, a former Real Madrid player who retired in 2023 at the age of 33, is preparing to return to football.<\/p>\n<p>The former Welsh footballer has placed a bid of more than 46 million euros to buy his hometown club, Cardiff City.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>I&#8217;m interested in Cardiff. It was in my hometown club where I grew up, and my uncle (Chris Pike) performed for them<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Gareth Bale<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cardiff&#8217;s current owner, Vincent Tang, is open to selling the Welsh club after being relegated from the championship to League One in May.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper The Times reports that a consortium led by Bale is trying to buy a soccer team that was linked to the failed acquisition of Plymouth Argyle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Being part of the owning group will be a dream come true. I want to be part of Cardiff&#8217;s growth and take them to the Premier League.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Gareth Bale<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cardiff has already rejected its first private bid from a veil-led consortium.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Gareth Bale will pay Cardiff City less than Real Madrid paid him<\/h2>\n<p>The 46 million Veil has to pay for Cardiff City is less than half of what Real Madrid paid for his transfer (99 million) in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re interested in Cardiff. It was my hometown club where I grew up, and my uncle (Chris Pike) played for them,&#8221; Bale, 35, recently admitted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being part of the ownership group will be a dream come true. 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