6.1.03 Soccernet.com

'Barça Have £30 Beck Bid Accepted'

Barcelona have made an offer of £30m to bring David Beckham to Spain, reports in a number of Sunday's newspaper suggest.

Reports suggest Manchester United have accepted the offer in principle after preliminary talks with Barca representatives.

The Catalan giants cannot make a firm bid for Beckham until the new club president is unveiled after the club's elections on 15 June.

Prospective Barca president Joan Laporta told the Sunday Express newspaper: 'I view this as a great price for Beckham.

'He is one of the few players in the world capable of earning the money back for you in commercial revenue alone.'

AC Milan are reported to be willing to match Barca's offer while Inter Milan, Roma and Real Madrid have also been linked with the 28-year-old England skipper.

United chief executive Peter Kenyon recently confirmed that the club would listen to offers of £30m-plus for the midfielder.

Beckham, who is on holiday in America with his family, has stated that he wants to stay at Old Trafford.