Could Crawley Town face Gareth Bale in League Two next season as Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds doubles down on ambitious signing

The Red Dragons secured promotion back to the Football League for the first time in 15 years following Saturday’s 3-1 home win over Boreham Wood.

Wrexham co-owner and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator Rob McElhenney shared a video of Bale congratulating the north Wales outfit on Twitter.

The ex-Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Southampton hero said: “Hi Rob, just want to congratulate you on your promotion and everything you are doing at Wrexham.”

McElhenney responded to the video, which has been viewed almost 10 million times, on Tuesday. He said: “Hey @GarethBale11 let's play golf, where I totally won't spend 4 hours trying to convince you to un-retire for one last magical season”

Bale replied: “Depends what course...”. The 33-year-old also tagged St Andrews’ golf course in Scotland in his post.

This prompted Deadpool star Reynolds to reply: “I will shave a professional-grade golf course into Rob’s back if you’ll give Wrexham a season.”

Reynolds then replied to his own tweet with: “Update: after an online image search, it appears Rob does not have the requisite body hair to support this plan.”

There has yet to be a response from Bale, who officially announced his retirement from professional football in January.

Wales’ all-time leading appearance maker and goal scorer called time on his career despite only signing for MLS club LAFC in June 2022.

Crawley, meanwhile, have yet to confirm their place alongside Wrexham in League Two for next season.

The third-from-bottom Reds need just a point from their final two fixtures to secure safety.