But as the former England captain’s career starts, or continues, to burn out he’s been linked with both a return to the Premiership and a holiday in the MLS. Though there is no reason to suggest Beckham would want to leave a Real Madrid, for a man so obsessed with his career and ‘brand’ a move to almost any other club would represent a step down in exposure. Being forced out of Real remains highly unlikely under Ramon Calderon.
In purely footballing terms, would Beckham fit in nicely to any Premiership club? Assuming top to bottom had a chance, Becks is quite big on charity work after all, is anyone predicting a dire enough season that the odd goal from a set piece and cringe-inducing post-match interviews would represent value for money?
Or maybe a few million pounds in replica kits and a couple of homoerotic photoshoots are enough.