Former Real Madrid and Wales prima Gareth Bale was portion of a bid launched successful May to bargain hometown nine Cardiff City.
The 35-year-old erstwhile Wales captain, who retired from playing successful January 2023, is understood to person been portion of a radical that made nonstop interaction with Bluebirds proprietor Vincent Tan with a connection to instrumentality a controlling stock astatine the League One club.
The connection was rejected, with the Malaysian businessman thought to person small involvement successful selling astatine the moment, nevertheless the presumption is that the radical volition effort again.
Cardiff are not commenting connected the reports that emerged precocious connected Friday day concerning a bid for the nine recently relegated from the Championship.
It is understood the connection did not scope boardroom treatment stage.
Bale - who won the Champions League 5 times with Real Madrid - had been linked with a determination to Cardiff arsenic a subordinate successful the build-up to the 2022 World Cup, earlier opting to articulation Major League Soccer broadside (MLS) broadside Los Angeles FC.
It was reported earlier successful June helium was portion of a US-based consortium's effort to instrumentality implicit Cardiff's fellow League One nine Plymouth Argyle.
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