Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has shared an edited image of Gareth Bale in the soon-to-be League Two club's shirt after co-owner Rob McElhenney reached out to the Welsh legend.
Speculation about Bale coming out of retirement to sign for the North Wales side came after the 33-year-old congratulated Wrexham on their promotion to the Football League. In a short video, the former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur man said: "Hi Rob [McElhenney], just wanted to congratulate you on your promotion and everything you are doing with Wrexham."
McElhenney shared the video to his 1m Twitter followers on Tuesday with the caption: "Hey Gareth Bale let's play golf, where I totally won't spend four hours trying to convince you to un-retire for one last magical season." Bale went on to respond to the Always Sunny in Philadelphia star's tweet, posting: "Depends what course..."
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Since then things had gone quiet but both Reynolds and McElhenney stoked the rumour mill again when they posted identical tweets with the caption: "What if?" Accompanied with an image of Bale celebrating in a Wrexham shirt as the pair watched on at the Racecourse Ground.
Bale retired from football back in January after featuring in Wales' first World Cup tournament since 1958. After enduring a difficult end to his nine year spell in Madrid, the winger signed for LAFC in the MLS in July 2022.
The Red Dragons meanwhile have enjoyed a brilliant 2022/23 season after winning the National League title last Saturday against Boreham Wood. Wrexham do have previous when it comes to successfully luring players out of retirement.
In March, former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster signed for the club despite having retired at the end of the 2021/22 Premier League campaign with Watford.
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