Beckham in the Bigg Market?

Posted by Lee on May 28, 2007 9:07 AM | Permalink

David Beckham is once again flavour of the month and it appears he could yet return to the Premiership next season, possibly in a black and white shirt.

With England in dire need of a shot in the arm to keep alive our hopes of getting to Euro 2008, Beckham is back in favour with Steve McClaren who has had to go back on his decision to axe the former captain and Three Lions hero.

Not only that but Fabio Capello has also had to recall him in recent months with the La Liga trophy perhaps Beckham's legacy to all at Real Madrid.

Not bad for a bloke who couldn't get a game for England or Real Madrid a few months ago eh?

But what are the chances of him coming to the Toon?

Well, if you listen to his coach at LA Galaxy, Frank Yallop - the ex-Ipswich Town man - then the chances are zero.

However, a simple block on loan talk will not end the speculation that he could replicate his international comeback by making an even more unlikely return to the Premiership.

The Major League Soccer season is well underway and the arrival of Beckham in the US will happen in August when he makes his debut against Toronto of all teams!

But when the season ends in November Beckham is then left twiddling his thumbs until March.

No proper club matches will trigger panic in the Beckham camp that he won't be considered for Euro 2008 if he isn't playing during the winter months.

That would give his rivals for a place on the plane to Austria and Switzerland the chance to be one step ahead of him and it is probably a scenario that Beckham won't like because this will be his final chance of playing in a major tournament.

So where does that leave Newcastle?

Well, Sam Allardyce was more than interested in bringing Becks to Bolton during his spell on the sidelines during the storm caused by Capello and his move to LA.

And the pair are said to respect each other enough for Becks to perhaps come to Toon and do a Larsson.

Now loan deals are loan deals normally from Paul Moran and Paul Bodin to Gooch Onyewu and Seppe Rossi, generally they don't work out.

But if this loan deal was never meant to work out and was simply a three month winter stint to suit both Beckham and Newcastle, then who knows?

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Comments (10)

JOHN COLE wrote...

I just dont see it. I cant see the Americans brokering a multi million pound deal then loaning Beckham out....and why would he want to come here...money is not an issue and i can neither see him leaving Posh & the kids in Beverly Hills and he certainly aint going to commute. It's a non starter whichever way you look at it

Posted by: JOHN COLE | May 28, 2007 12:36 PM

Siomi wrote...

Well I can see it happening. The reason Beckham has turned his fortunes around at Real is because he lives and breathes football. It is his passion, the Hummers and sarongs are all now peripheral to his desire to excel at football. Losing the England captaincy and being dropped by Real seems to have reminded him about what is important for him. By all accounts he is fitter and more focussed than he has ever been. I reckon he will be desperate to play premier league football when the Major League season ends. What better place for him than Newcastle? Personal relationships will be a key issue for him (Allardyce and whoever finally makes up the squad), and whether he and his camp can be convinced that we have sorted out our injury 'jinx'. I would be very excited to see Beckham join us, even for a few months. In addition to his football, he is brilliant at inter-personal relations and would certainly inject enthusiasm and energy into the dressing room. I wonder what number he would go for? - If I knew I would buy the shirt now!