“David is in no hurry to make a decision, the key is making the right one as he has always done successfully in his career,” David Beckham’s advisors say to the Associated Press.
Beckham, as you know, left the Los Angeles Galaxy after five more-or-less successful years in Major League Soccer. After departing as an MLS Cup-winner, he set out to hang with his family, celebrate a little bit, and find a new team. Some thought the announcement would come quickly. Those people were, obviously, wrong. But his management team promises that a decision is coming at some point in the future.
Where, you ask? Well… that’s a good question. L’Equipe says Monaco is out. Beckham reportedly won’t return to the English Premier League, nor will he jump to Australia’s A-League. All of that, and everything else you’re read, is speculation so take it with a grain of the finest salt — only the best for Beckham — but he seems to be running out of options just a bit.
He will, of course, have suitors. This is David Beckham we’re talking about here, only the biggest star on the planet. Plenty of smaller clubs and/or leagues looking to make a splash would love to have his services. (See: LA Galaxy in 2007.) He can, if he wants, play pretty much anywhere. The DB management squadron is spitting all kinds of “a host of clubs” have made offers rhetoric, and there’s no reason to doubt them.
But, but, but: What if he doesn’t play anywhere? Think about it. There’s the athletic competition/winning angle, but does anyone think a top club will sign Beckham? No. He’s not going to sit on the bench, and he’s not good enough to see the field for the best teams in the world. He would go out a winner — albeit in MLS, which some around the world don’t respect, but whatever: a trophy is a trophy is a trophy. Therefore, the only reason he would play in 2013 is for money…
Except there’s no monetary incentive to get on the field in 2013. Sure, he will get paid some x number of millions, but he doesn’t need money and I bet he could make more in endorsements anyway if he were freed up from the constraints of being a professional footballer.
Beckham’s management says he’s going to pick a team at some point. And they might be telling the truth. But the longer this goes on, the more I wonder what exactly is bringing him back.
