Bale should join Rangers as 'we've the best golf courses' says McCoist
Gareth Bale should snub Tottenham, Newcastle and Co to sign for Rangers instead this summer because ‘we’ve got the best golf courses’, jokes Ally McCoist as he plays on Wales legend’s love of the game
- Gareth Bale will become a free agent on June 30 when his contract expires
- Tottenham, Southampton and Cardiff are all chasing the Welshman’s signature
- But Ally McCoist feels Rangers should offer him a deal as fans would ‘love’ him
- He also quipped that Scotland has ‘got the best golf courses’ to lure the winger
- Click here for all the latest World Cup 2022 news and updates
Rangers have been urged to make a swoop for Gareth Bale by Scottish pundit Ally McCoist, who factiously quipped that the ‘best golf courses’ are Scotland.
The Welsh international, who helped his country win World Cup qualification for the first time in 64 years last Sunday, is set to become a free agent at the end of June after a nine-year spell at Real Madrid.
Bale quashed any rumours of retirement ahead of Wales’ famous 1-0 victory against Ukraine, stating it was ‘very unlikely’ he would not join another club.
Wales captain Gareth Bale is set to become a free agent following his exit from Real Madrid
Ally McCoist believes Rangers fans would ‘absolutely love’ the winger if he moved to the Ibrox
Former clubs Tottenham and Southampton are keenly monitoring the 32-year-old whilst Celtic and hometown Cardiff are also tipped to be interested.
But McCoist has fervently pitched the case for his old side Rangers, arguing that fans there would ‘absolutely love him’.
The 59-year-old also jested that Scotland is home to some of the best golf course around, which would undoubtedly suit Bale and his love for the sport.
‘If I was Rangers, I’d go offer him something as well,’ McCoist said on talkSPORT.
‘We’ve got the best golf courses’: McCoist quipped a key reason why Bale should join Rangers
‘Listen, he’s at a stage in his life he wants to enjoy himself. We all know he’s a big golf fan, we’ve got the best golf courses.
‘I’d bring him up here and say: “Look, have a year up here”. The fans will love him, absolutely love him.’
McCoist is also aware why a lot of Rangers fans would be hesitant of a Bale swoop after his compatriot Aaron Ramsey experienced a tricky loan spell at the Ibrox last season.
The 31-year-old Welshman’s injury-ridden season culminated in him missing the all-important penalty for Rangers in the Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The 32-year-old’s deflected strike against Ukraine sent Wales to a first World Cup in 64 years
McCoist said: ‘I know the argument would be there was disappointment with Aaron Ramsey, he wasn’t 100 per cent fit, I get that.
‘He’s at the stage now, would America be an option? I don’t know him so I can’t speak for him but it looks like he’s a period where he wants to enjoy the last two or three years of his playing career.
‘And that’s what I want it to be. I don’t want him to fizzle out as a bit-part player coming on for half an hour.
‘He didn’t look anything as sharp as he’s been (against Ukraine) but he’s not going to be.
Aaron Ramsey’s miss in the penalty shootout against Frankfurt lost Rangers the Europa League
‘At the same time, come on guys, he’s still got a lot to offer.’
Having marshalled Wales to Qatar – with his deflected free-kick providing the only goal against Ukraine – there is every chance Bale chooses a move to Cardiff instead and continues his legacy as a Wales legend.
Only Chris Gunter (108) sits above Bale (103) at the top of Wales’ all-time appearance list, with the winger scoring 38 goals since his debut in 2006.
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