West Ham Express Interest in Beckham

I mentioned last week about Sam Allardyce's ability to get older players performing like they did at their peak, and some targets that Big Sam has singled out: Nicolas Anelka, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand. Well it seems that West Ham co-owners, David Gold and David Sullivan have found another.

After expressing his desire to leave LA Galaxy and the MLS for one last challenge in his career,   many possible suitors have come forward and shown an interest in signing the 37 year-old England legend, David Beckham. Although he rejected any possibility of signing for a club in Australia, Melbourne Hearts are apparently considering a bid, as well as teams from China, Paris Saint German from France and Queens Park Rangers. Amongst all these, West Ham could also be lining up an offer to the right-winger. 

So where is he most likely to go. 

Despite the fact that Melbourne Hearts have expressed an interest in him and Australian football has a track record of offering good money to over-the-hill superstars (such as Dwight York, Robbie Fowler, Emile Heskey and Alessandro Del Piero), sources close to Beckham have already stated that he has no interest of travelling down-under, although that doesn't necessarily mean that a move can be completely ruled out.

One offer that has been made from China stands to see the ex-Manchester United player earn more than £1 million-a-month, which would be hard for anybody to turn down. However, players such as Anelka and Didier Drogba who have had unpleasant experiences there and express desires to return to the Premier League may persuade Beckham not to go in for the cash.

At PSG, Beckham could have the chance to win league titles, European cups and play with some of the best players on the continent. However, with Beckham's age against him and an already prolific squad, he would definitely find it difficult to get a game, let alone play in the starting XI. Most likely it would mirror Owen Hargreaves' move to Manchester City in which he made little to no appearances and spent a season in the reserves, which I am certain Beckham does not want.

And then there's the Premier League. Beckham does have the opportunity to go to QPR, a team who are on the brink of relegation after making one of the worst starts in Premiership history, under a manager who could be sacked any day now. 

Or he could come back to East London, the place he grew up in and join the Hammers, a newly promoted side who are 7th in the league and in complete contrast to QPR, are making one of the best starts to a Premiership season that the club has ever seen.

I don't care if I'm the only West Ham fan on the planet who has this opinion, but I think it would be a fantastic move for the club. Not only can his connections with the Olympic committee help us in our bid for the Olympic stadium, but his profile as a crowd-pleaser may be enough to fill it as well. As I have mentioned he may be a perfect player for Allardyce's managerial style, and if we look at how we played against Stoke on Monday, a lack of quality on the wing's due to injury was a major problem, an issue that Beckham could put right. I believe he would be a great asset to the club and it would be a perfect way to finish his career, playing in claret-and-blue at Upton Park.