Beckham will be the replacement for Simao on Atletico

Little is to open the winter market. The arrival of the new year will kick off for teams that either did homework in the summer or have to patch a setback in its workforce. It provides a quiet market due to the lack of liquidity in many clubs, however, has not been an obstacle to the arrival of a player like Afellay at Camp Nou or Baptista to Malaga which Sheikh seems to encourage the winter market. However, it appears that recruitment will cause more noise that arrive on the banks of the Manzanares, which is that David Beckham is close to joining Atletico Madrid.

If we talk about the departures, low chapter is the Portuguese winger Simao whose new destination will be the Besiktas Guti and Schuster. The output of the Luso left an important gap in the red and white template, because although Simao had lowered the yield offered years ago its significance was apparent in all mattress, not in vain was one of the starters in the final against Fulham or the Supercopa against Inter. Juanfran, Osasuna player, seemed the most feasible option, but the lack of an agreement between both clubs before the Pamplona club claims dismissed the operation, and athletic directors did not think twice about the possibility of signing English Quique's approval.

It is an open secret that Beckham has repented more than once joining Los Angeles Galaxy, driven by non-sporting interests rather than football itself. But the former Manchester longs to compete at the highest level. Proof of this is that in the past two years has benefited from the end of the season in the MLS to sign during the winter for Milan, where he left a good feeling. The U.S. season begins in March and ends in November and the last two seasons the club let him out until June to join assigned later to the Galaxy.

This year Beckham was unlucky to be injured by the Italian club and not being able to play the World Cup for his country, but the desire remains, despite his 35 years combined Capello help and be part of a competitive league . His greatest hope lay in returning to Manchester but Ferguson, who had struggles in the past, declined arguing that no contract recruitment as veteran players. Similar think Arsene Wenger, who in the past wanted to have English, but he now considers his position well covered. No options in the Premiership, with the option of returning to Milan discarded and the good memory you have of the Spanish league and Madrid, and Atletico midfielder Britain seemed doomed to be understood.

The contract is a sale until the end of the season, after which they must return to Los Angeles. Atletico will be responsible for their file and wait for the summer market, with greater calm and possibilities for the recruitment of a wide player. With the signing of Beckham is expected to perform well immediately, is that despite the player's age, his good work in San Siro for optimism. Moreover, the red and white dome will not lower the pull of Becks and media talk of sponsorship deals with a famous brand of perfumes and two separate friendlies in Qatar and in Tokyo to a Japanese League combined.

Could not miss the controversy in a contract of this nature and the protagonists could not be other than the British tabloids, who claim a possible discrepancy between Beckham and his wife, Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girls, the new destination of the player, and is Victoria does not keep the same memory that her husband of the Spanish capital. A home in Los Angeles and satisfied with their experiences as a designer in Milan, returning to the city that smells like garlic was not in his plans.

Beckham wear number 23, which was free and that it would look on stage Madrid. The athletic staff will gladly arrival of the English, to be sure their forwards in particular who will benefit from their attendance. Also the Spanish league, which will run again with a player who left a good memory and he misses pitching faults.

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