[Defenestration]

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David Beckham would appear to have played his last game for Real Madrid, after coach Fabio Capello confirmed he will no longer be considered for selection.


i told you all this was coming. Beckham will be in an MLS uniform in April. it was NEVER gonna work in the first place: Becks committing to the Galaxy, then playing 6 more months in a Real Madrid jersey??? you've got to be kidding me.

he is DONE at the Bernabeu ... HELLO home depot center.

[yure323]

This is great news for MLS !

[Asprilla9]

what i never understood is the people on here that thought Beckham was just going to go back to the Bernabeu, and play for the white shirts AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. FFS, they are real madrid, a very proud franchise. as proud as they come. and now Beckham spurned their offer in favor of joining a 2nd/3rd tier football league in North America???? that was gonna work out well.


i've been attacked by many posters on here for anxiously "planning" on Beckhams April or May arrival in MLS. but what you "realists" missed (and the term 'realist' on BigSoccer often means 'defeatist'), was that the opposite, was never very likely in the first place. in other words, it was NEVER likely that a non-committed David Beckham was going to go back to Real Madrid and get any sort of playing time after he signed with LAG. hell, Capello never liked him BEFORE he signed with MLS.

[wrightcor]

I saw this coming as well. I just wonder if he does come over early, who will pay the transfer fee? AEG/Addidas?? I'm sure Real will want a large fee for those last 6 months or so....

[dogbyte]

We shouldn't pay Real squat. It is their choice to let him train for over $100,000 a week without playing. They can let him out of his contract, or he can decide to run around and keep in shape for the season.

He certainly won't be worn out from playing by the time he gets here. I think he will be released in March under mutual agreement.

[wrightcor]

Originally Posted by dogbyte

We shouldn't pay Real squat. It is their choice to let him train for over $100,000 a week without playing. They can let him out of his contract, or he can decide to run around and keep in shape for the season.

He certainly won't be worn out from playing by the time he gets here. I think he will be released in March under mutual agreement.

I agree. I think they are just after a fee now.

[Asprilla9]

Originally Posted by wrightcor

I saw this coming as well. I just wonder if he does come over early, who will pay the transfer fee? AEG/Addidas?? I'm sure Real will want a large fee for those last 6 months or so....

i don't know ... it's tough. on the one hand, they really don't have much leverage at this point. Capello has said that Beckham has played his last game for Real Madrid.

"He has always been a great professional, but a player who has such an important contract with another club, we cannot count on him."

i applaud Capello for coming out with that. they could have lied about it, pretended that Beckham played an important role in an effort to squeeze all they could out of the Galaxy. but at this point, they've got a walking distraction on their hands. a train-only player that makes £100,000 pounds a week.

but remember: Real still have 50% of his image rights, so they'll probably loan him out to LAG on the cheap ... in a way that they continue to get paid on his image rights for the next 6 months. but Beckham will be in MLS in April or 1st week of May (my prediction).

[mdewals]

Originally Posted by Defenestration

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?...+back+on+Becks

David Beckham would appear to have played his last game for Real Madrid, after coach Fabio Capello confirmed he will no longer be considered for selection.


i told you all this was coming. Beckham will be in an MLS uniform in April. it was NEVER gonna work in the first place: Becks committing to the Galaxy, then playing 6 more months in a Real Madrid jersey??? you've got to be kidding me.

he is DONE at the Bernabeu ... HELLO home depot center.

Erm how many players sign for a new team and keep performing for their current team?

For example: Peter Niemeier will leave FC Twente after 8 years but untill that time he will fully commit to them. Heck, he even didnt want to move earlier because he wants to finish out the current season.

[CescMate]

Originally Posted by Asprilla9

i don't know ... it's tough. on the one hand, they really don't have much leverage at this point. Capello has said that Beckham has played his last game for Real Madrid.

"He has always been a great professional, but a player who has such an important contract with another club, we cannot count on him."

i applaud Capello for coming out with that. they could have lied about it, pretended that Beckham played an important role in an effort to squeeze all they could out of the Galaxy. but at this point, they've got a walking distraction on their hands. a train-only player that makes £100,000 pounds a week.

but remember: Real still have 50% of his image rights, so they'll probably loan him out to LAG on the cheap ... in a way that they continue to get paid on his image rights for the next 6 months. but Beckham will be in MLS in April or 1st week of May (my prediction).

Will Beckham/MLS agree to that. Arguably, jersey sales and other promotional events will be at a maximum when he first arrives. It may be in their interest to simply pay a nominal fee to Madrid 1 Million(?) or wait.

[Asprilla9]

Originally Posted by mdewals

Erm how many players sign for a new team and keep performing for their current team?

For example: Peter Niemeier will leave FC Twente after 8 years but untill that time he will fully commit to them. Heck, he even didnt want to move earlier because he wants to finish out the current season.

no clue who that chap is ... but does he have a $250 million dollar deal waiting for him on the other side of the ocean???