A Gareth Bale-led consortium continues to remain interested in buying Welsh giants Cardiff City from current owner Vincent Tan, who is under pressure to sell the club due to their struggles in League One. Bale and his partners saw their initial bid worth £40 million ($54m) knocked back by Tan, although the group later came back with a new and improved offer.
- Bale desperately wants to buy Cardiff City
- Welsh giants struggling in League One
- Bale dreams of guiding Cardiff back to the Premier League
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The former Wales international and Real Madrid star is keen on acquiring the Bluebirds as he wants to emulate Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's journey with Wrexham, who have enjoyed a meteoric rise on the back of three successive promotions from the National League to the Championship.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Bale, who is yet to agree on a deal with the current club owner, remains hopeful of making a breakthrough with the management as he dreams of taking Cardiff back into the Premier League.
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WHAT BALE SAID
Speaking in the latest episode of , the 36-year-old said: "It’s something that is on my radar, something I would love to do, something that I'd love to give the Cardiff fans. Obviously being from Wales, I know how passionate the Cardiff City fans are about their club…the dream is obviously for every team to get to the Premier League. It's obviously a very tough task, but something that I would for sure love to do."
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WHAT NEXT FOR CARDIFF?
Cardiff will be back in action this Tuesday as they take on Swindon Town in a Carabao Cup first-round match.