Manchester United had accepted an offer from Barcelona for the former English midfielder, who refused to go to the Catalan club.
David Beckham revealed that he was close to wearing the Barcelona shirt before signing with Real Madrid in 2003. The former player played for Manchester United and spoke about the offer made by Barça.
“I was on vacation when I got a call saying that Manchester United had accepted an offer from Barcelona. I immediately replied: ‘I’ll only leave if it’s for Real Madrid,” said Beckham in an interview with CBS Sports.
According to the Englishman, some of the press even considered him officially sold to Barcelona, because the deal was so advanced. “My dream has always been to play for Real, since I was little. When I realized that United wanted to negotiate for me, I made it clear that I would only accept going to Madrid. In less than two days, everything they had arranged with Barcelona had to be undone,” he said.
