Real Madrid director wants Beckham
offloaded
tribalfooball.com - November 24, 2006
An unnamed Real Madrid board director wants to see David Beckham
offloaded in January.
The Spanish football magazine Don Balon quoted an anonymous board
member as asking: "Why would we spend [£16m] over the next two
years for a player that we know that coach does not like?"
Of the coach, Fabio Capello, he added: "Capello doesn't want him
and he cannot continue like this, spending so much time on the
bench, because he would lose part of those multi-million publicity
contracts. Nor is it good for Real to have a timebomb ticking by
having such a world famous player as Beckham on the bench."
Beckham, 31, has started only three of Real's last 14 games, two of
those in the Copa del Rey, in which teams are traditionally packed
with reserves. He has not started a league game at the Bernabeu
since the season's opening day and has been in the first XI for
just two league matches and one Champions League tie since
then.
"Capello prefers a different type of player and everyone at the
club would be relieved if Beckham took the decision to leave for
America - that way nobody could throw in Calderon's face that he
was the one who got rid of an icon like Beckham," the unnamed
director said, pointing out that Calderon's view now is very
different from two months ago. "We cannot admit it publicly but the
best thing now for both parties is for Beckham to leave," he
added.
