The 32-year-old player, linked to the Madrid club until June 30, should commit for one year with the Californian club leader of the Western conference, where the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has just landed, who has signed until the end of end of the 2023 season.
According to ESPN in particular, he should sign a contract including an optional additional year.
Both players could make their debuts after the summer transfer window officially opens on July 7.
The next day will take place "el trafico", the derby against the Galaxy of Mexican Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez.
The arrival of Bale in MLS, and that of Chiellini, come to restore the contours of a championship deserted by stars at the end of their careers in recent years.
They follow in the footsteps of other great players who joined the United States, such as David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (since returned to Serie A), who had chosen the rival LA Galaxy, Wayne Rooney (DC United) or Andrea Pirlo ( New York City F.C.).
After nine seasons where he experienced the best and the worst at Real Madrid, alternating individual exploits in big matches and long periods of hollow spent on the bench, with in particular three Spanish championship titles at the end, Bale was nevertheless tipped to return to his hometown of Cardiff, which plays in the British Championship (D2).
A return to Tottenham, where he played between 2007 and 2013, then on loan during the 2020-2021 season, had also been mentioned, for the one who played a key role in qualifying his country for the next World Cup in Qatar. .
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