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.