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Gareth Bale will reportedly retire from club football once his £600,000-a-week deal with Real Madrid expires next summer – but will return for Wales' 2022 World Cup campaign in one last hurrah.
The Welshman has one year left to run on his contract at the Bernabeu and sent fans into a frenzy before Euro 2020 by claiming it would 'cause chaos' if he revealed what his plans were.
Now, according to The Mirror, with his Wales' journey at Euro 2020 coming to an end after their 4-0 thumping at the hands of Denmark in the last-16, Bale will hang up his boots at club level next summer before guiding his country in Qatar next winter if they qualify.
Gareth Bale is planning to retire from club football next summer – but wants to return for Wales' 2022 World Cup campaign in the winter, according to reports
Wales have three points from their opening two World Cup qualifying group games after bouncing back from their defeat by Belgium to beat Czech Republic – who are a point in front of them in second place and have played a game more.
Bale and Co will need to finish either in first place to qualify directly for the World Cup finals or finish in second to advance to the second round play-offs.
Following Wales' exit from the
