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| Beckham 'to leave Real in summer' | Beckham 'to leave Real in summer' |
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| David Beckham will leave Real Madrid in the summer, according to the club's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic. | David Beckham will leave Real Madrid in the summer, according to the club's sporting director Predrag Mijatovic. |
| "Beckham will leave us, we will not renew his contract with the club," he told Sky Italia television. | "Beckham will leave us, we will not renew his contract with the club," he told Sky Italia television. |
| The 31-year-old, whose current deal expires in June, has been linked with a host of clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and the United States. | The 31-year-old, whose current deal expires in June, has been linked with a host of clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and the United States. |
| Beckham has started just nine times for the Primera Liga side this season under coach Fabio Capello. | |
| The player's spokesman Simon Oliveira said he was surprised by the news after telling this website last week that a new two-year deal had been put on the table. | The player's spokesman Simon Oliveira said he was surprised by the news after telling this website last week that a new two-year deal had been put on the table. |
| Oliveira said: "Nobody has said anything to us. As far as we're concerned, the offer is still there and a meeting is due this week." | Oliveira said: "Nobody has said anything to us. As far as we're concerned, the offer is still there and a meeting is due this week." |
| Beckham is one of six senior players to have been left out of Real's Copa del Rey game with Real Betis on Thursday. | |
| The other 'Galactico' to have been omitted from the 18-man squad is striker Ronaldo, who was also tipped to leave the Bernabeu along with the former England captain by Spanish newspaper AS on Tuesday. |