Wales great Gareth Bale has decided against taking back his retirement from football by joining a Wrexham side owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
After sealing their promotion to the English Football League last weekend, Wrexham had offered Bale the opportunity to join the club.
McElhenney wrote on Twitter: "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."
Deadpool star Reynolds added: "I will shave a professional-grade golf course into Rob's back if you'll give Wrexham a season" before posting a picture of Bale in a Wrexham shirt and saying: "What if..."
Bale, who brought the curtain down on his career in January after leading Wales to the World Cup finals, reiterated Friday he isn’t interested in playing football again while speaking at the UK Sport Industry Awards.
"No I don't think so. I think I was looking more for a free round of golf off Rob,” said Bale.
"I'm sure we'll have a chat and a joke but I'm quite happy where I am.
"I'm spending a lot of time with my kids, my wife, time that I've lost so much over the years being committed to football. I'm just enjoying family life and playing some golf."
Former Tottenham and Real Madrid star is enjoying his time away from football.
"No. I'm enjoying my time away. I started at a young age and felt the time was right,” he said. "We left Wales football in a great place and I'm sure they're going to still continue to strive and do good things."
Wrexham will feature in their final game of the season at Torquay on Saturday, where a victory will extend their National League points record to 113.
Wrexham boast a proud history as the third-oldest professional football club in the world, with past glories including a FA Cup win over Arsenal and a European Cup Winners´ Cup triumph against Porto.
But they had fallen on hard times as financial problems saw an 87-year stay in the Football League come to an end in 2008.