Former Real Madrid and Wales prima Gareth Bale is portion of a US-based consortium's effort to instrumentality implicit League One nine Plymouth Argyle.
Talks with the backstage equity steadfast are said to beryllium astatine an aboriginal stage.
Plymouth proprietor Simon Hallett said past period that a erstwhile statement to merchantability a involvement successful the nine had fallen through.
Bale would beryllium pursuing the pb of erstwhile Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric, who was portion of radical that acquired power of Swansea successful April.
The Croatia midfielder has taken connected a number involvement with the stated purpose of generating worldwide attraction connected the Welsh club.
Legendary NFL backmost Tom Brady antecedently became portion of the caller Birmingham City's ownership group, portion Wrexham person generated immense amounts of gross from publicity attached to their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Plymouth were relegated to the 3rd tier past play aft an ill-fated instrumentality to the Championship.
The ambitious pre-season assignment of Wayne Rooney arsenic manager did not enactment and his replacement Miron Muslic resigned astatine the extremity of the play and joined German nine Schalke.
Former Manchester United midfielder and Watford brag Tom Cleverley was appointed arsenic manager connected 13 June.
It is not known what role, if any, five-time Champions League victor Bale volition person astatine Plymouth should the planned takeover succeed.
The erstwhile Southampton and Tottenham man, 35, retired from playing successful 2023.