WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are making an audacious — and really public — bid to entice Gareth Bale out of retirement to play a season at Wrexham.
Bale, a Wales nice who retired after the World Cup at age 33, supplied his congratulations to Wrexham’s movie star homeowners following the crew’s promotion to the fourth tier of English soccer on the weekend.
In a response to Bale’s video message, McElhenney wrote on Twitter: “Hey Gareth Bale let’s play golf, where I totally won’t spend 4 hours trying to convince you to un-retire for one last magical season.”
Bale, a passionate golfer in his spare time, replied “Depends what course…” He additionally tagged within the R&A, which organizes the British Open from its base on the dwelling of golf in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Reynolds weighed in on Wednesday, tweeting: “I will shave a professional-grade golf course into Rob’s back if you’ll give Wrexham a season.”
The pursuit of Bale seems an extended shot, given he’s three months into retirement, has by no means performed at such a low degree in soccer and would doubtless command a large wage. He additionally was born in Cardiff in south Wales, whereas Wrexham relies within the north of the principality.
McElhenney and Reynolds are dreamers, although. Just take a look at what they’re doing at Wrexham, a membership on its knees earlier than the 2021 takeover of the A-listers.
The homeowners have been in tears after Wrexham beat Boreham Wood 3-1 on Saturday to clinch computerized promotion from the National League.
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