A lokacin da lokacin bazara na 2003 ya kusanto, Manchester United ta nuna sha'awar sayar da Beckham zuwa Barcelona kuma kungiyoyin biyu sun sanar da cewa sun cimma yarjejeniya don canja wurin Beckham, amma a maimakon haka ya shiga gasar zakarun Spain Real Madrid na € 37 miliyan a kan kwangilar shekaru hudu. Beckham shine sabon sa hannu a zamanin Galacticos na taurari na duniya da shugaban kulob din Florentino Pérez ya sanya hannu a kowace bazara. Labarin ya zama mummunan rauni ga sabon zababben shugaban Barcelona Joan Laporta, wanda ya kafa yawancin yakin neman zabensa na shugaban kasa kan sanya hannu Beckham. Ko da yake ya sanar a tsakiyar watan Yuni, an kammala canja wurin a ranar 1 ga Yuli 2003, yana mai da shi dan Ingila na uku da ya taka leda a kulob din, bayan Laurie Cunningham da Steve McManaman.
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