Fergie happy to welcome Beckham back to Man Utd
tribalfooball.com - December 16, 2006
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will be happy to welcome
Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham back to Old Trafford next
year.
Beckham has been picked for a UEFA Select XI to play United in
March to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome --
which established the European Economic Community, forerunner to
the EU -- and United's 50 years of European football.
It will be the first time Beckham has played against his former
club since leaving United to sign for Real Madrid in July
2003.
"I think it's fantastic," Ferguson told reporters.
"I think he was a great player at this club and he never had a
chance to say goodbye to the fans because the transfer was done
during the summer.
"I think he will get a great welcome and deservedly so."
Ferguson added: "He knows the value of this club. This is where he
made his reputation. If I was in his position I would be exactly
the same."
