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permission of the player's club - is considered beneath European football's most successful side, who will not make contact with an individual before he makes it publicly evident that he wants to move to the Bernebau.
The club then went on to say that they had no intention "despite the speculation" of "negotiating the signing of Mr Beckham".
The fourth point said: "Contrary to the usual policy of this club we would never use an official communication like this to deny transfer rumours. This release has been issued with the objective of putting an end to the growing speculation which has circulated without any foundation linking Mr Beckham with Real Madrid."
In the fifth and last point, Real Madrid said that there still existed a good relationship between the European champions and United and that the club had "respect for Mr Beckham".
Yet the notion that it is rare for Real Madrid to dismiss transfer speculation with carefully-worded official statements simply does not stand up when their recent history of deal-making is examined in detail.
"Real Madrid have great players and a great tradition," he said. "Any player would be honoured to be involved or spoken about by Real Madrid. Of course I'm honoured."
If the England captain was to ask his club for a transfer request he would be likely jeopardise some of the payments built into the £90,000 a week contract.
There have also been reports that any move to Real Madrid would involve the England captain taking a pay cut, or a least sacrificing 50 per cent of his private commercial earnings to the club. However, if the England captain is serious about joining the European champions, then last night's statement serves as a warning that he will have to make a public announcement soon.
The player's wife, Victoria, is in the United States where she hopes to launch a successful singing and acting career and where the couple have also given a high-profile television interview to the show 20/20. United are set to tour America in July and August for a series of four sell-out matches.
Beckham's presence on that tour with his United team-mates would also be of immense help to his wife's profile in America and, should he choose to go ahead with it, could potentially delay any proposed transfer deals.
It was not without a slight touch of irony that the sober statement from Real Madrid which appeared on the website at around 6pm was bordered, for some time, by a Pepsi advertisement - featuring David Beckham.
source - Telegraph sport
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Beckham fell off the edge of Manchester United on the night his team fell out of Europe. The sumptuous free-kick with which the England captain brought the scores level and a tap-in close to the end were his application to join football's greatest club. Old Trafford substitute one minute, Real Madrid luminary the next?
A deal is being worked on to take the game's second most marketable player after Ronaldo to the Bernabeu. Sources say there is a 90 per cent chance of him starting next season in Spain. If it comes off he will be this year's Castillian butterfly. Madrid have to have a new one every year. Last year's acquisition was Ronaldo - and last night Brazil's unbreakable goal monster destroyed United with a hat-trick that will go down in Manchester legend.
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