Real Madrid's McManaman dismisses Beckham move

Real Madrid's England international Steve McManaman said Wednesday he thought there was little likelihood of the Spanish giants signing Manchester United star David Beckham.

Beckham was reported Wednesday to be looking for an English school in the Spanish capital for his son Brooklyn.

But McManaman, who joined Real from Liverpool three years ago, said he could not see how Beckham would fit into Real's multi-national squad.

"We have a very good squad, imagine what it would be like if we signed a player like Beckham," he told Diario AS.

And he saw a problem with trying to fit Beckham into a position already filled by Portugal's Luis Figo, who has already rejected a possible move to Manchester as part of an exchange deal.

"It's difficult, they both play in the same position ... Luis is a fantastic player. You can't believe all of the rumours," McManaman said.

McManaman also made it clear he would not go to Manchester in part-exchange.

"It's impossible for me to go to Manchester, it would never ever happen. I played for Liverpool and it would be like a Madrid player moving to Barcelona. I don't miss England and I am very happy here," he said.

Real sporting director Jorge Valdano sparked a frenzy of speculation last week ago by declaring Beckham was Real's 'next big project' following the breathtaking deals for Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Figo in recent years.

Beckham, who agreed 105,000 pound-a-week package with United in May, had said he would be interested in the move.

Real have broken the world transfer record twice in the last three years with the signings of first Figo and then Zidane.

And last year they spent 45 million euros on Brazilian superstar Ronaldo, despite a recession-hit transfer market.