United accept Barca bid for Beckham

Manchester United have accepted a bid from Barcelona for England captain David Beckham.

The deal is subject to a number of conditions including personal terms and Joan Laporta being elected president of Barcelona.

David Beckham today admitted that he had never pledged to remain at Manchester United for the remainder of his career.

He said: “I’ve never said that I’d never move away from Manchester, and I’ve never said that I’d end my career there.”

A statement from the club read: “Manchester United confirms that club officials have met Joan Laporta, the leading candidate for the presidency of Barcelona.

“These meetings have resulted in an offer being made for the transfer of David Beckham to Barcelona.

“This offer is subject to a number of conditions and critically to both Mr Laporta being elected president on Sunday 15 June and Barcelona subsequently reaching agreement with David Beckham on his personal contract.

“Manchester United confirms that in the event that all of the conditions are fulfilled then the offer would be acceptable.”