Former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale to join Los Angeles FC on one-year deal

By Matt Foster and Jack Bantock, CNN

Updated 1541 GMT (2341 HKT) June 26, 2022

Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the FIFA World Cup 2022 play-off final qualifier between Wales and Ukraine on June 5, 2022.

(CNN)Major League Soccer (MLS) is set to welcome another world-renowned soccer star after Wales captain Gareth Bale agreed to a one-year deal with Los Angeles FC, the club confirmed to CNN Saturday.

The 32-year-old joins following the end of a glittering spell with Real Madrid this summer. He will not sign as a Designated Player and subsequently his salary will count towards the cap of LAFC.Bale confirmed the move on social media Saturday, posting a video of himself donning an LAFC jersey and signaling his trademark heart celebration.«See you soon, Los Angeles,» the posts on Twitter and Instagram added.Bale signed for Madrid for a then-world record fee in 2013, winning five Champions Leagues, three La Liga titles and one Copa Del Rey as he dovetailed in a feared attacking trident alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.Read MoreBale celebrates after scoring in the Spanish Copa del Rey final against Barcelona in 2014.It was the winger's performances at English club Tottenham Hotspur that had caught the eye of Los Blancos, with Bale crowned the Premier League's Player of the Season in 2013 and twice winning the PFA Players' Player of the Year award while in North London.The six-time winner of the Welsh Footballer of the Year award arrives in LA having helped guide his country to their first FIFA World Cup finals in 64 years earlier this month. Bale'sdeflected free-kick secured a 1-0 victory over Ukraine in the delayed qualifier, stamping Wales' ticket to Qatar in November.Bale celebrates