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Wales forward Gareth Bale has a 12-month contract with Los Angeles FC (LAFC) and has options until 2024 after leaving LaLiga champion Real Madrid. The Major League Soccer (MLS) side announced on Monday.
The 32-year-old, who signed with the Spanish giant Real from the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a record transfer of € 100 million ($ 105.84 million) at the time, will be a free agent. Will join.
"I'm very excited about this move to LAFC," Bale said in a statement on the LAFC website.
"This is the right place for me and my family and the right time in my career. Start working in a team and get ready to win more. I can't wait. The Los Angeles Trophy. "
Vail enjoyed the trophy-laden spell in Real, winning three times in LaLiga, five times in the Champions League, three times in the Club World Cup and the Spanish Cup. However, his time at the club was hurt by the injury.
Welshman is best remembered for his two goals, including a stunning overhead kick in the 2018 Champions League final with Liverpool, and a great winner with Barcelona in the 2014 Copa del Rey final. Will be.
However, after Real lost to Barcelona 4-0 in March, just before his appearance in Wales, he was often targeted by the Spanish media, who named him a "parasite", and some. I was ridiculed by my fans. During the league match in April.
Bale led Wales to the first World Cup final since 1958 when he defeated Ukraine 1-0 in the playoffs in Cardiff earlier this month.
In Los Angeles, after leaving Juventus, he will join the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, who signed the LAFC this month.
($ 1 = 0.9448 euros) (reported by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bangalore, edited by Clare Fallon)
