Beckham, Sheva, Vieri: Who Will Be Real's Next Superstar?

Summer 2000: Luis Figo. Summer 2001: Zinedine Zidane. Summer 2002: Ronaldo. Since he was elected chairman of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez made a stellar purchase every single summer. Now he's looking forward for the fourth, and the choice should be made among David Beckham, Andryi Shevchenko and Christian Vieri.

The most likely candidate seems to be Beckham: yesterday, in a statement published on Real's official website, the Spanish club officially denied to be interested in the Manchester United superstar, but everybody knows that the same thing happened last year with Ronaldo.

Beckham repeatedly stated that he would be happy to wear Real's jersey, and his evaluation (60 million Euros) doesn't seem to frighten Perez. In order to take him at the Bernabeu, Perez could sell one of his stars, perhaps Figo, who also plays on the right wing.

As for Shevchenko, it's no secret that Real love him. Most likely, Milan will sell the Ukrainian striker at the end of the season, and in this case Real could propose a swap with either Figo or Morientes. But Milan could even ask for Ronaldo, who doesn't seem to be inserted perfectly inside the locker room of the Merengues, although it's very unlikely that Perez will decide this way.

Last but not least, Christian Vieri. It's true that Inter don't have any intention to trade their superstar, but in case the Nerazzurri won't win anything this season either, chairman Moratti could decide to make some major change inside the team. If the Serie A topscorer decided to leave Inter, Real would be ready to make an offer in order to rebuild the offensive duo Vieri-Ronaldo the Inter fans have rarely seen in the last seasons. Once again, Morientes could be the player offered by Real, but the Nerazzurri would rather ask for Figo, the perfect choice in order to solve their huge problems on the right wing.