Wrexham's Bale offer 'still on table' - McElhenney

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has not fixed up connected signing Gareth Bale, saying "the connection is still connected nan table".

McElhenney has antecedently tried to coax nan erstwhile Wales and Real Madrid prima retired of status via social media., external

Bale stepped distant from shot successful January 2023 arsenic his country's grounds men's goal-scorer, aft helping Wales to a first World Cup quality successful 64 years.

Actor McElhenney, who alongside chap character Ryan Reynolds took complete Wrexham successful February 2021, has stepped up his efforts to motion nan 34-year-old pursuing nan club's promotion to League One.

"Gareth Bale is still technically available! I don't know, I made nan plea past twelvemonth and I'm conscionable going to show Gareth that nan offer's still connected nan table," he said.

"We'll fto you disconnected for golf, whenever you request to get off. As agelong arsenic you travel to training erstwhile aliases doubly a week we tin fig retired really to get you 10 minutes connected nan pitch.

"And nan play courses - Wales is amongst nan astir beautiful countries successful nan world."

While it remains to beryllium seen if nan ex-Tottenham subordinate tin beryllium persuaded to travel retired of retirement, signing erstwhile Premier League players remains a genuine ambition for Wrexham.

"We're astir to find that retired this week. We spell to Wrexham very soon and we're going to beryllium down and talk astir that pinch [manager] Phil [Parkinson]," said McElhenney.

Speaking aft throwing nan opening transportation astatine London Stadium wherever Philadelphia Phillies were playing New York Mets successful Major League Baseball, McElhenney hopes goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo could return adjacent play aft being released by Arsenal.

The 22-year-old helped Wrexham declare a 2nd successive promotion past word aft joining connected a season-long indebtedness from nan Gunners, making 36 League Two starts and keeping 13 cleanable sheets.

McElhenney said: "There's a very bully chance [of signing him]. We're talking to Arthur actively correct now, we cognize he wants to travel backmost to Wrexham and we decidedly want him, truthful it's conscionable astir moving retired nan correct woody that useful for everybody."

While nan Hollywood owners person antecedently outlined plans to create nan club's SToK Racecourse location into a 55,000-seater stadium, nan McElhenney was much pragmatic astir longer-term ambitions to advancement higher up nan pyramid.

"That’s what we’re talking astir now successful nan very short off-season, seeing really we tin possibly get it done again adjacent year. We’ll see.

"We conscionable look astatine it play to season. Our extremity is to conscionable section nan champion nine we tin connected nan transportation adjacent twelvemonth and proceed to activity pinch nan organization to springiness them what they request and what they've been asking for."

Thanks mostly to nan fame of nan documentary bid Welcome to Wrexham, which chronicles some of nan club's first teams, respective dates connected nan Red Dragons' upcoming North America tour person already sold out.