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Thursday, January 11, 2007

 

Real to show Beckham the door

By Mark Kendall - Created on 10 Jan 2007

Real Madrid director of sport Predrag Mijatovic has told Italian television that David Beckham will leave the club in the summer.

Speaking to Sky Italia, Mijatovic revealed that the former England captain would not sign a new contract at the Santiago Bernabeu.

"Beckham will leave us, we will not renew his contract," he stated.

Beckham's current deal runs out at the end of the season and there has been frenzied speculation about his future.

Real did initially offer the ex-Manchester United idol a new contract, but Beckham refused to commit himself to the club having fallen out of the first-team picture under Fabio Capello.

The Primera titans now appear to have lost patience with the 31-year-old and Mijatovic insists he will no longer be granted the opportunity to extend his stay at the club.

source: skysports.com

*sigh* I knew this was coming. Becks doesn't fit into Capello's system, but I think Real still needs him, even if it's just for the pin-point accurate crossing and set pieces. He could play in Guti's position, or Reyes/Robinho's position - one of the three behind Ruud in attack.

Ruud and Becks have only just been reunited, damnit! :(

Where will Becks go now? He should come to Sydney FC, but we'll never be able to afford him. He earns more than the whole team... Actually, he probably earns more than all the A-League players put together.

I wish he was recognised more for his football and not his celebrity-status.

Lola Nadal 4:49 PM