Beckham's Decision
Aston Villa manager
David Beckham has broke his silence over speculation linking him to Borussia Dortmund, confirming that a contract offer from the German side had indeed been reviewed.
However, he has also announced his 'decision' - and that is to delay his ultimate choice until the end of the season, a decision Dortmund chairman
Reinhard Rauball have agreed to.
"I have to be honest," said Beckham. "It is a very interesting proposal... but I don't want my players to keep thinking about it. I know they all want me to stay, but at the moment we should all be focusing on the cups we are playing in, and the league. I will come to a clear decision at the end of the season. For now, we should be focusing on the current season and a way to improve on our poor league position."
Beckham's family and friends are rumored to want the Villa boss to stay in Birmingham, and that might be counted as a boost for Villa to keep their man.
Meanwhile, Villans chairman
Randy Lerner has admitted that Beckham had received "more than three offers" in the month of January.
January was a hectic month in the managerial world, with Beckham's rejection of Barcelona ultimately becoming a game of dominoes. Bayern boss
Antonio Conte went to Barcelona in Beckham's place, while Man City manager
Rafa Benitez replaced Conte. Liverpool's
Michael Laudrup was approached to take Benitez's place on the Etihad Stadium hot seat and the Reds finally broke the game by signing on unemployed manager
Frank de Boer.
However, Lerner has now revealed that Bayern, Manchester City and Liverpool's first choices were Beckham, and that the Englishman had rejected all three offers from all three clubs, prompting them to search for other options.
"David has shown a lot of loyalty to us and hopefully he can continue to display this loyalty at the end of the season. I've heard of his decision and I really cannot blame him if he decides to leave because he has done so much for us, but I hope he knows that all of us here, the fans, the board, the players, we all want him to stay."