England legend to become Real Madrid ambassador

Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan star David Beckham will assume an ambassadorial role at Real Madrid, club president Florentino Perez has said.

Beckham joined Real Madrid from Manchester United in July 2003 for £24.5m. He joined Real Madrid during the peak of the first galaticos at Madrid playing alongside Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ronaldo and Raul.

A number of his teammates have taken up several roles at Real Madrid. While Zidane is the team's current gaffer,  Guti manages the youth team while Raul has joined the team's backroom staff in a yet to be named role.  And according to Perez, Beckham is next.

The great players are those who have given us this great image of the club since 2000. 

Perez told Fox Deportes via Eurosports.

These players like [Luis] Figo, [Zinedine] Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham, who I have just seen here and was delighted to see him again. They remain our ambassadors, Zidane as coach, Ronaldo Nazario, Roberto Carlos. And now David Beckham too is going to join up with us as an ambassador.

Perez met with Beckham during the El-Classico played in Miami.

Beckham, who won his only La Liga title in the last of his four seasons at Real, is one of the top iconic personalities in world football, and has maintained touch with the game. 

MLS commissioner Don Garber recently confirmed that the  Englishman and a consortium will launch a team in the Major League Soccer later this year.