David Beckham’s Inter Miami set to get £40k compensation for Gareth Bale’s LAFC transfer due to odd ‘discovery clause’
DAVID BECKHAM'S Inter Miami side are set to net a tidy £40,000 windfall for Gareth Bale's transfer to rivals Los Angeles FC.
Bale, 32, announced his move to LAFC on Twitter in a video wearing the MLS side's black and gold kit.
The Welsh winger's contract with former side Real Madrid expired in early June.
And he seemed poised for a move to Cardiff City before opting to join LAFC on a free transfer.
But his move Stateside will also benefit Beckham's Inter Miami team due to a bizarre discovery clause in the American league.
Miami were chasing Bale earlier this summer, and had placed him on their discovery list, according to Diario AS, via the .
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MLS teams can only include seven players on their wish lists.
So LAFC will have to pay Miami the hefty lump sum as compensation to remove Bale from their list, the report adds.
Bale will link up with fellow football veteran Giorgio Chiellini in Los Angeles next season.
The 37-year-old announced he was heading to LA after 18 years with Juventus.
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Lionel Messi is also being lined up for a sensational switch to LAFC in 2023.
The Argentina icon fancies taking on the MLS when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires next summer, according to DIRECTV Sports.
And he'll receive a 35 percent ownership stake in the franchise as part of the deal, the report added.