Source: Bale joins group eyeing Plymouth sale

Former Real Madrid winger and Wales planetary Gareth Bale is progressive with a United States backstage equity institution discussing a imaginable takeover astatine Plymouth Argyle, a root has told ESPN.

The root said the radical person has registered an involvement astatine this stage, but Bale's imaginable inclusion would people different lawsuit successful which high-profile retired players person formed portion of a consortium buying a nine successful English football's little tiers.

It is unclear astatine this signifier what relation Bale would person -- oregon whether the takeover volition beryllium palmy -- but Argyle president Simon Hallett is unfastened to caller concern and a woody to merchantability the nine to caller suitors collapsed past month.

Argyle, who sacked Wayne Rooney arsenic caput coach successful December aft winning conscionable 4 of his 23 league games, were relegated from the Championship past season, finishing successful 23rd place.

Head manager Miron Mislic departed for Bundesliga broadside Schalke with erstwhile Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley appointed arsenic his successor.

Bale, who won 5 Champions League and 3 La Liga titles among different honours during 9 years successful Madrid earlier finishing his vocation successful LAFC, would travel successful the footsteps of ex-teammate Luka Modric, who is simply a subordinate of a consortium that took implicit Swansea City past November.

Iconic NFL backmost Tom Brady is portion of the ownership radical astatine Birmingham City, portion Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney person transformed Wrexham nether their stewardship with the Welsh nine acceptable to vie successful the Championship adjacent season.