Celtic open door to Beckham
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Celtic chief Peter Lawwell has refused to rule out a sensational move for Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham.
Hoops manager Gordon Strachan last week laughed off the possibility of the Real Madrid and England midfielder moving to Glasgow.
But representatives for the 31-year-old have not dismissed the link, although the player may make North America his next destination.
However, even the mere mention of Beckham and Celtic in the same sentence is enough to convince the Celtic Park chief that the club is moving in the right direction.
Lawwell told the Sunday Mail: "It is believable but there has been no direct contact between David Beckham's people and ourselves.
"However, it shows the direction the club is going in. It shows Celtic are an attractive proposition to the best players.
"Beckham will know about Celtic and what it is like here.
"We are always looking at ways to be positive and innovative in the transfer market.
"We have had the Roy Keane signing in the past and Shunsuke Nakamura. We look at players who are commercially attractive.
"However, the most important question is: 'Can they play football?' Gordon has the final say on that.
"Beckham's people have not dismissed it. Who knows? There is no denial coming from them but don't get carried away.
"We will always have three or four leaders, the big names this club deserves."
Hoops manager Gordon Strachan last week laughed off the possibility of the Real Madrid and England midfielder moving to Glasgow.
But representatives for the 31-year-old have not dismissed the link, although the player may make North America his next destination.
However, even the mere mention of Beckham and Celtic in the same sentence is enough to convince the Celtic Park chief that the club is moving in the right direction.
Lawwell told the Sunday Mail: "It is believable but there has been no direct contact between David Beckham's people and ourselves.
"However, it shows the direction the club is going in. It shows Celtic are an attractive proposition to the best players.
"Beckham will know about Celtic and what it is like here.
"We are always looking at ways to be positive and innovative in the transfer market.
"We have had the Roy Keane signing in the past and Shunsuke Nakamura. We look at players who are commercially attractive.
"However, the most important question is: 'Can they play football?' Gordon has the final say on that.
"Beckham's people have not dismissed it. Who knows? There is no denial coming from them but don't get carried away.
"We will always have three or four leaders, the big names this club deserves."
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