Beckham to Barcelona??!?!?

i dont kknow why, ive readit somewhere, maybe ages ago, but i dont think thuram will go to man utd..... plus arent man utd after that french def, cant remeber his name...lol and what about hoffland???? dont they want him no more.

[Cerberus]

Originally posted by Nedzad
The only team that I truly hate is Manchester United. urrggh.

Give that man a ceeee-gar, I like his way of thinkin

Figo to Man Utd! According to todays Manchester Evening news, I wouldnt say no to that!

Everything could happen Rick. But I don\'t think Figo goes without finishing his contract. On the other hand, Marca has been speaking with Manchester, and they said that Beckham will be white in between 7 and 10 days.

Rick,the french defenders name was Julien Escude from Rennes.
Fergie is still interested in him but there\'s been no developments.

As for Hofland,he stayed loyal to PSV,Fergie lost patience and decided to sign Rio Ferdinand instead.

as for the image,you love winding us up don\'t you Adan? lol

Figo?he\'d cost us around 50 million cause Real would want to make a profit.

we\'ve been linked with a swap deal involving Makalele and £25 million for Beckham,but personally he\'s not a player who I can see adapting to English football and as a big fan of  Primera,he doesn\'t impress me that much...give us Zidane or Raul instead!lol

we keep being linked with Andriy Shevchenko and Christian Vieri too.

Adan,Read these stories:From The Sun Newspaper -

Oh El! Barca\'s Becks fury
By NEIL CUSTIS


FURIOUS Barcelona fear they have been double-crossed by Manchester United.

They were shocked by SunSport\'s picture yesterday of top United and Real Madrid officials meeting for talks over David Beckham in Sardinia.

It blew United\'s hopes of conducting secret negotiations with Real over the England skipper behind Barca\'s back.

And Sandro Rosell, new Barca president Joan Laporta\'s right-hand man, gasped: "Oh no! If the story about this photograph is true, I will have to speak to the people at Manchester United and ask them what the situation is."

There is major embarrassment at both Old Trafford and Real\'s Bernabeu Stadium. And Barca will demand immediate answers from United chief executive Peter Kenyon, who led the talks with Real last Friday.

Laporta believed United would honour his contractual agreement with the club to buy Beckham in a deal worth up to £30million once he was voted in at the Nou Camp.

Now he is ready to consider reporting Real to FIFA if he can establish they approached Becks without permission from United.

Laporta rapped: "I don\'t think Madrid have stuck to FIFA rules.

"If I find out this is the case as far as David Beckham is concerned, we will have to take action."

Rosell added: "The contract for David Beckham was with us. If United have met with Real Madrid, I will have to talk to them."

Red-faced Kenyon was back at his desk yesterday after holidaying in the Mediterranean.

He stated only: "It would be inappropriate to comment on the matter at present."

SunSport revealed yesterday how Kenyon and United\'s managing director David Gill met with Pedro Lopez in Sardinia. Lopez is the \'fixer\' for Real president Florentino Perez.

Also present was Real\'s powerful marketing director Jose Angel Sanchez. He is responsible for the Spanish giant\'s determination to increase its profile in the Far East, where Beckham is worshipped.

United and manager Alex Ferguson are now just waiting for Real\'s official bid, likely after the Spanish season ends on Sunday. In Sardinia, they suggested £15m plus Luis Figo. United insisted they still want cash only.

But Barcelona will not give up on Beckham and have an £8million-a-SEASON package to put to him.

Rosell revealed: "My next step is to contact his agent, Tony Stephens, and then we will do whatever is necessary to get the player.

"I am 80 per cent certain he will come to Barcelona. I have not heard from his own mouth that he does not want to come here. When I do hear that then I will start to be worried."



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BARCELONA boss Raddy Antic insists confusion still reigns over whether David Beckham will join the Spanish club.

The Barca coach said he is still waiting for assurances about his own future.

Joan Laporta was voted club president on Sunday night after his popularity soared following his pledge to bring the England captain to the Nou Camp.

Antic said: "It is very difficult to say whether Beckham will come.

"It was a big promise by Laporta and nobody knows if that promise will come true."

Antic added he had not been involved in the bid for Beckham and hinted it may be unwise for Barca to concentrate all their transfer funds on one player.

He said: "It\'s a lot of money for one player, rather than buying a few players to improve the side."
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From DAVE KIDD in Madrid

REAL MADRID chief Jorge Valdano has cheekily denied SunSport\'s exclusive revelation that his club met with Manchester United to discuss David Beckham\'s transfer.

Valdano claimed that Real fixer Pedro Lopez\'s summit with Old Trafford directors Peter Kenyon and David Gill was just a chat about marketing opportunities.

Friday\'s three-hour meeting with Lopez, right-hand man of Real president Florentino Perez, ended with handshakes. As he arrived to give a lecture at Madrid\'s Palace Hotel last night director Valdano, with his tongue in his cheek, said: "Why would marketing men want to discuss David Beckham?"

Real told outrageous fibs when dismissing news of the signings of Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo.

Yet asked if Becks would be on their Far East pre-season tour, Valdano said: "All I know is we at the club will be there."

[Kurt Angle]

Just do a straight swap for Steve McManaman LOL

Hahha good reads fifa. This is the same situation that happened with Ronaldo and Zizou. If all is alright, Beckham will be white, i\'m sure.

Barça asking Manchester why they\'re talking with Madrid? Hilarious. It\'s beckham who wanna play in Madrid, he stated that he wouldn\'t play in Barcelona, because "he wants to play the champions and win the league", things that won\'t do in Barcelona.

Makelele? He\'s a great player dude, he\'s not a real technic spectacle, but his works is indeed ultra-necessary in the mid-field. If we miss Makelele, that will be a great miss.

Originally posted by Adan
Hahha good reads fifa.

Thanks.

Originally posted by Adan Makelele? He\'s a great player dude, he\'s not a real technic spectacle, but his works is indeed ultra-necessary in the mid-field. If we miss Makelele, that will be a great miss.

Don\'t get me wrong,he\'s a great player,it\'s just when I see him play,he just has a big workrate and is very inconsistent.
Aparently we want him because he is seen by Sir Alex Ferguson as the replacement for Roy Keane who seems irreplaceable.

oh yeah,I forgot to tell you mate...it\'s not Real Madrid will have to start calling him by his real name...David Beckham "OBE" :P

Here are a better pics,which I think will always and SHOULD suit David:

Adan,Read this mate...

link:

http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1-1094323,00.html

REAL LURK AROUND RONI AS REDS DEAL WITH BECKS

Manchester United\'s quest to sign Paris St Germain ace Ronaldinho has taken a knock after the Brazilian talked candidly about the attraction of joining his \'friends\' at Real Madrid.

United appeared to have World Cup winner Ronaldinho in the bag, with a £10million deal apparently agreed with his club, Paris St Germain, and the player\'s agents happy, too.

But David Beckham\'s exit from Old Trafford is threatening to blow up in United\'s face, and all resources are deployed trying to speed up the England skipper\'s departure.

Chief Executive Peter Kenyon, the main mover and shaker at the club, David Gilll and Ken Ramsden are currently negotiating with Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.

And it is no surprise that they are struggling to find the time to sort out Ronaldinho.

Seemingly happy with the prospect of joining the Premiership champions two weeks ago, there has been little progress in the 23-year-old\'s move and Real have made their interest known.

And though it is suspected that Real want to use him as a pawn in the Beckham saga, the Brazilian was nonetheless happy to consider the prospect of playing at the Bernabeu.

He told Spanish newspaper Marca: "All I can say is that right now I am working hard to play for one of Europe\'s big clubs, and Spain would be very attractive for me.

"There are a lot of teams I like watching, but above all I like the teams where my friends play. I admire Ronaldo and Zidane and I enjoy watching them."

Real already have Ronaldinho\'s countrymen Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Flavio Conceicao in their star-studded squad, as well as one of his favourite players, Zinedine Zidane.

And despite competition from these, as well as the likes of Raul, Luis Figo and possibly even Beckham for his place, the former Gremio star believes his versatility would be an invaluable asset to any squad.

He added: "I have been able to adapt positions. I have no problems playing in one position or another.

"I have already played on the right, on the left, as a striker or in a deeper role, so there\'s no problem. The most important thing is to play and enjoy

Originally posted by FifaSeriesFan

oh yeah,I forgot to tell you mate...it\'s not Real Madrid will have to start calling him by his real name...David Beckham "OBE" :P

I didn\'t understand that, sorry mate.

I like more this pic:

Originally posted by FifaSeriesFan
Adan,Read this mate...

link:

http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1-1094323,00.html

Everybody wanna play in Real Madrid, that\'s normal. This is becoming the "world team"...

don\'t overestimate them!

Originally posted by politiepet
don\'t overestimate them!

We shouldn\'t overestimate who or what? Real Madrid? It\'s not overestimated. They have that quality. All you have to do is read the names of the team, the history, the trophies and the fama all around the world.

yea, they have said its part of there plan, get a world class player from each country, to make there world wide presence even greater

That\'s marketing strategies, but very well thought. They buy the best players of each area... and apart from quality, they also bring us money.

Months ago, they were speaking about buying a japanese player to have an important presence there.