The co-owners of Wrexham AFC make the social media bid to hire the former Real Madrid player after their club successfully achieved promotion to the English Football League.
- Apr 27, 2023
AceShowbiz - Ryan Reynolds wants Gareth Bale to come out of retirement to play for his Welsh soccer team. Co-owning Wrexham AFC alongside Rob McElhenney, the 46-year-old actor and his fellow Hollywood star have taken to social media in a bid to hire the former Real Madrid player, who announced his retirement in January.
After Wrexham achieved promotion to the English Football League, 33-year-old Gareth congratulated Rob. He said in a video on social media, "Hi Rob, just to congratulate you on your promotion and everything you're doing at Wrexham."
Rob, who became the club's co-owner in 2021, then took to Twitter to offer Gareth a contract for next season. The 46-year-old wrote on the micro-blogging platform, "Hey @GarethBale11 let's play golf, where I totally won't spend 4 hours trying to convince you to un-retire for one last magical season [Welsh flag emojis] (sic)"
Gareth, who is widely recognized as one of Wales' best-ever sportsmen, replied, "Depends what course... (sic)" Ryan then chimed in, "I will shave a professional-grade golf course into Rob's back if you'll give Wrexham a season. [golf emoji]" He followed it up with another tweet, "Update: after an online image search, it appears Rob does not have the requisite body hair to support this plan. (sic)"
Wrexham achieved promotion with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood at the weekend. Ryan subsequently took to social media to bask in the club's success. He wrote on Twitter, "Everything I own smells like champagne, beer and grass. I'm still somewhere between giggling and sobbing."
The "Deadpool" actor, who is married to actress Blake Lively, continued in the same tweet, "This town and this sport is one of the most romantic things on earth. Thank you, @Wrexham_AFC (sic)"
