“It’s nice to meet you, my friend. Finally, it’s Antoine Griezmann,” David Beckham wrote on his Instagram social media timeline with a heart symbol, April 27.
This message excited the fans of Inter Miami Club , with many deducing the possibility that the former British player is convincing the French striker to join his team from this summer.
Antoine Griezmann is the World Cup champion with the French team in 2018, runner-up at the 2022 World Cup. He is playing for Atletico Madrid Club in La Liga (Spain) with a contract valid until June 2026.
This 33-year-old French striker has not yet decided whether to renew or not, but has expressed his intention to go to MLS ( USA) to play when his career in Europe ends.
Therefore, the unexpected meeting between Mr. David Beckham and Antoine Griezmann attracted a lot of attention from the American press.
“I wonder what “representative” David Beckham will cook this time? The president of Inter Miami Club always has a plan every time he meets star players, he once met Messi at PSG,
and then we already know what happened. David Beckham also had an intimate meeting with Neymar recently and now Antoine Griezmann. Will they go to Inter Miami in the near future to work side by side with Messi and Suarez? Inter Miami News Hub on social network X (old Twitter) expressed.
According to the American press, David Beckham is playing a huge role in the development of MLS and American football, including creating the “designated player” slot, also known as the “Beckham Rule”. Accordingly, this rule gives MLS clubs the right to recruit up to 3 designated players with salaries and transfer fees exceeding the limits imposed by the tournament.
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The system was introduced in 2007, with David Beckham becoming the first designated player in MLS when he joined LA Galaxy the same year. So was called the “Beckham Rule”.
“This rule will likely be expanded further, giving MLS clubs the right to recruit more designated players such as Antoine Griezmann or Neymar, thereby increasing the strength and competition of the tournament. Here, striker Olivier Giroud joining Los Angeles FC will start this trend from this summer,” AS newspaper (Spain) said.
