Beckham to land £40M Real Madrid deal - March 20, 2006
Real Madrid are ready to hand David Beckham the No7 shirt of captain Raul to convince the midfield ace to sign a new deal.
Becks' new contract could be worth a staggering £40 MILLION over just two years as the club are also willing to give up their 50 per cent split of his image rights.
The People says while Real president Fernando Martin is reluctant to improve on Beckham's current basic deal of £100,000 a week, the idea of a new shirt number will see his image rights profits hit the roof.
In the last three years Beckham has brought in around £95m in replica shirt sales and the number change will only increase the stampede for merchandise.
Beckham has been linked with a move back to the Premiership with Arsenal, but knows he would fail to get a deal worth anywhere near Real's if he moved to London.
Martin said Beckham is "fundamental to Real, both from a sporting and commercial point of view", and added, "when you consider how much money he generates, he does not work out as an expensive option".
Becks' new contract could be worth a staggering £40 MILLION over just two years as the club are also willing to give up their 50 per cent split of his image rights.
The People says while Real president Fernando Martin is reluctant to improve on Beckham's current basic deal of £100,000 a week, the idea of a new shirt number will see his image rights profits hit the roof.
In the last three years Beckham has brought in around £95m in replica shirt sales and the number change will only increase the stampede for merchandise.
Beckham has been linked with a move back to the Premiership with Arsenal, but knows he would fail to get a deal worth anywhere near Real's if he moved to London.
Martin said Beckham is "fundamental to Real, both from a sporting and commercial point of view", and added, "when you consider how much money he generates, he does not work out as an expensive option".
