"Barcelona have made an offer of £30m to bring David Beckham to Spain, reports in a number of Sunday's newspaper suggest. Reports suggest Manchester United have accepted the offer in principle after preliminary talks with Barca representatives. The Catalan giants cannot make a firm bid for Beckham until the new club president is unveiled after the club's elections on 15 June. Prospective Barca president Joan Laporta told the Sunday Express newspaper: 'I view this as a great price for Beckham. 'He is one of the few players in the world capable of earning the money back for you in commercial revenue alone.' AC Milan are reported to be willing to match Barca's offer while Inter Milan, Roma and Real Madrid have also been linked with the 28-year-old England skipper. United chief executive Peter Kenyon recently confirmed that the club would listen to offers of £30m-plus for the midfielder. Beckham, who is on holiday in America with his family, has stated that he wants to stay at Old Trafford."
Now the offer is reported at being 49 million. Maybe we all just need to accept the inevitable, as much as it sucks.
This should have been posted in the Transfer Rumours thread. Cause that's what it is: Rumour. The press are so bored right now. 3 Weeks ago it was Real Madrid. Last week it was AC Milan. Today it's Barca.
it wont happen......... its all speculation and its just to sell newspapers. beckham is staying at manu
With Euro 2004 coming up and it being the last major tournament for Beckham to play in his prime, don't be surprised to see him at Barcelona or Roma(Fergie loves Totti and Roma may swap him with Cassano lurking in the wings) mainly because neither will be in the Champions Cup next year and Beckham could do with less fixtures in the season leading up to Euro 2004. And if Beckham goes to either Barca or Roma, Manchester U would not have to face Beckham in Europe. So if you are an England fan it should be seen as a mixed blessing, like Gerrard and Owen missing out on the Champions Cup but possibly being in better shape when Euro 2004 starts in Portugal.
beckham should go play in spain to become a better player either with barca or real madrid but thinking about it barca need him more than real madrid do and he should never go to italy bc he wouldn't play as well
Beckham To Milan 25m. Beckham To Real Madrid 35M. Beckham To Barca 30M Beckham To Inter 30m Beckham To Valencia 20m Beckham To Marseille 20m Beckham To Roma 24m Beckham To Lazio 20m [yawn] Beckham To Deportivo 23m [long Yawn] Beckham To Parma 30m Beckham To Bayern munich 26M Beckham To Athletico Madrid 18m. Did I miss any?
If you ask me if an offer that big did come in you should sell, you could buy two players or better as good in positions that need work with that money and the money you would already have. Just imo.
I don't think we are cash-strapped. And I don't think we sell our players, just cause they have a certain dollar amount attached to them. And as for his value in the team, I think Sven is encountering what life would be like without Becks in his current quotes:
Well you'd still have Veron, and while you're not cash strapped, that amount of money would be a boost to anyone. Hoenstly, at 40+ million, you could sign Joaquin (sp?) Davies, Duff AND strenghten other positions. That's 3 young wingers who, imo, will be as good as Beckham is now in a few years, and strenght in other positions well. That has to be a good deal in anyones book.
I don't doubt that we could get a great return on selling Beckham. I just hesitate when it comes to selling Match-Winners like Becks.
Well, most of his match winning comes from his set peices, but with Veron you have someone who's a real set peice expert anyway. As for his wing play, the way I see it, with the money you could sign Joaquin (Not sure on the spelling) AND Davies, Joaquin is, imo, already better then Beckham and Davies has the potential to be, both would fit in with your system of play aswell. With the money left over you could still sign the likes of Ronaldiniho, Duff, or whoever else you've been linked with for another match winner in Europe. The way I see it, if managed correctly, selling Beckham would in the long run improve you, if the money was reinvested well.
Unless they're anticipating a return of that 30 million in shirt sales within the year, that sum would be suicide for Barcelona. They're already pretty deep in debt. And besides, it seems like their main transfer goal for the offseason is bringing Rivaldo back from AC Milan. I would be VERY surprised to see a move made for Beckham.
I think I a quote from one of the Barca Presidential candidates as saying something along the lines of "he's worth £ 30 million in merchandising alone". Right or wrong, that's obviously the justification they're using for splashing out that cash. I'm still not sure why everybody considers Beckham so one dimensional. As though the only way he's going to win a game for you is by scoring a free kick or crossing a ball for a one time finish. Even if he were this one dimensional, he seems to pull it off enough that, in a game where one goal is often the difference (and maybe the only scoring), the regularity with which he does this is just that valuable. However, in light of the increasing characterization of our Becks as a one trick pony, I've paid more attention to other aspect of his game the last couple of seasons. The fact is that he's got incredible field vision and both long and short range passing skills that are amongst the top 5 in the EPL. He tends perhaps to go for the pinpoint through ball a little too much but, again, seems to pull it off enough to justify the attempts. He's also the team leader of this side in Keane's absence. Watch how many touches he takes on the ball in regular succession. The ball goes to Beckham, he plays a simple ball off, it comes back, within 2-3 passes more often than not, and that's how it's worked up the field; or he's starting a counterattack with a 40 yard ball for Giggs or Ruud. He's constantly working up and down the wing, which, even though he may not be a great one on one defender, makes sure that there's no gaping hole on the right side and offers leadership by example. I for, one, wouldn't sell him from Manchester United for any price -- and he ain't even my favorite player in the current team (perhaps not even in top 3).
Kluivert isn't good enough for Manchester United, imo, he's nearly as over rated as Becks himself, though Beckham is still a better player.
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has hinted the club has been in talks with Barcelona about the possible transfer of England captain David Beckham. "I don't want to confirm anything," Kenyon told newspapers on Wednesday. "But given that it (the story) has come out in Spain, I don't think you would look stupid writing it." Sandro Rosell, a representative of Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta, met Kenyon in London to discuss a 30 million pounds deal for Beckham, according to the reports.
Well, with Ronaldinho almost definitely coming in everyone is saying Beckham is on his way out of OT. BBC said it today, and includes a cost-breakdown of what his leaving might mean. This might be a case where he doesn't necessarily want to go, but might end up going anyway. Cannot blame him--it'll be tough for him to remain captain of England playing abroad (in my opinion, esp since he won't play with/against other members of the team) and they aren't in Champions League next season. In addition, I still want him in the middle of our midfield. Holding out hope that the #7 will remain on his back at OT.