"What a signing" - Journalist says it'd be "amazing" if Southampton brought 32 y/o to St Mary's

Southampton would pull off an ‘amazing’ signing if they managed to seal Gareth Bale’s return to St Mary’s in the summer, according to The Sun journalist Tom Barclay.

Bale left Saints for Tottenham Hotspur close to 15 years ago, with the deal being worth up to £10million, and it appears a return to the south coast may not be out of the realms of possibility.

Bale is set to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, with his £528,000-per-week contract due to expire in the summer.

It has led to claims that this could be his final campaign at club level, with retirement understood to be a possibility.

But, according to Spanish sources, a return to Southampton could be on the cards as Dragan Solak made enquiries just a matter of days after completing his takeover of the Premier League outfit.

Bale fuelled speculation of a switch to Championship side Cardiff City being in the offing after a conversation with Bluebirds boss Steve Morison surfaced.

Respected Italian journalist Rudy Galetti has revealed AC Milan technical director Paolo Maldini has requested talks with Bale, while it was reported in February that the attacker has already agreed to head back to Tottenham in the summer.

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Barclay has doubts over whether Bale will retire from club football at the end of his Real Madrid stint, particularly with a potential trip to the World Cup on the horizon.

The journalist feels the 102-cap Wales international would be an eye-catching capture by Southampton chief Ralph Hasenhuttl.

Barclay told GIVEMESPORT: “It would be amazing if he did join – what a signing.

“When you start thinking about Bale, it does feel like if Wales go to the World Cup, that could be very