No contract for Beckham at Real Madrid- report

10 January 2007 19:06

Real Madrid´s sporting director Predrag Mijatovic was quoted as saying that the contract for British soccer star David Beckham, seen here in 2006, with the Spanish giants´ has not been renewed.

ROME (AFP) - David Beckham´s contract with Real Madrid has not been renewed, the Spanish giants´ sporting director Predrag Mijatovic was quoted as saying.

The former England captain´s current deal at the Bernabeu runs out at the end of the present season and Mijatovic told Sky Italia in reply to a question if his contract will be renewed replied; "No, it hasn´t been renewed."

Beckham, who´d previously spent the whole of his professional career with Manchester United, moved to Spain in 2003 after falling out with Old Trafford mentor Sir Alex Ferguson.

He was one of several high-profile signings, along with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Luis Figo, who collectively became known as the "galaticos". But Real haven´t won a major trophy during Beckham´s time in Spain and he himself has drifted out of the first team.

In Madrid, Real Madrid´s press service told AFP that it had nothing new to add on the situation regarding Beckham´s on-off contract saga.