David Beckham has recalled meeting Zinedine Zidane in the Champions League clash between Manchester United and Real Madrid at Old Trafford in 2003.
"[After the final whistle] Zidane came up to me. And he doesn't speak so much English, Zizou. And he doesn't really say too much, ever," Beckham says in his new 'BECKHAM' documentary on Netflix.
"And he came up to me, shook hands and he went: 'You come to Madrid?' I was like: 'Did Zizou just say that?!' I love that moment."
If you have seen the documentary, you probably noticed that Beckham got a bit emotional when he was talking about that. No wonder, because that little chat could be one of the key factors why Beckham moved to Santiago Bernabeu instead of Camp Nou.
In the summer of 2003, David Beckham was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona. Man United and the Catalans even reached an agreement on his transfer. However, Beckham opted to join Real Madrid instead, becoming the last signing of the Galacticos era.
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