Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has revealed Gareth Bale "really wanted to come" to the Bluebirds at one stage this summer but accepts Los Angeles FC's offer and commercial clout was simply too much for the Wales captain to turn down.
Cardiff were very much in the conversation to sign the Wales captain, 32, and were thought to be in a straight shootout with MLS side LAFC.
Talks escalated between Bale's representatives and the California side this week and, ultimately, the player decided for a new adventure in America, signing a one-year deal reportedly with scope to extend thereafter.
