Real Madrid is reportedly prepared to sell former England captain David Beckham at 5 million pounds in January's transfer window.

The 31-year-old midfielder has been unable to earn a starting job for the Galacticos under new coach Fabio Capello.

And with Beckham refusing to sign a new contract until he is guaranteed a starting spot, the Spanish giants may offload him in January to stop him leaving for nothing next summer.

Real bought Beckham from Manchester United in 2003 and signed him to a four-year, $41 million contract, but it seems certain he has no future under Capello.

Beckham has started just four games under the new regime and played only 13 minutes of Sunday's game with Barcelona.

He has previously stated he is not interested in a return to England, but Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder admits he would be at the front of a bevy of clubs who would welcome him with open arms.

"I think a lot of clubs in the Premiership would like to have David Beckham," Roeder said. "I think if he came back, bearing in mind he said he will never play in the Premiership again, any team lucky enough to secure his services -- their supporters will enjoy watching him play."

Vocabulary:

earn a starting job: 指“进入首发阵容”（首发阵容: starting line-up）

the Premiership: 英格兰超级联赛
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据报道，皇马俱乐部准备在明年1月的转会市场上以500万英镑的价格卖掉前英格兰队队长贝克汉姆。

自从新主帅法比奥·卡佩罗来到号称“银河[屏蔽]”的皇马，这位31岁的中场队员就开始坐上了冷板凳。

同时，小贝拒绝与皇马签订新合同，除非能进入首发阵容，因此，皇马决定在明年一月的冬季转会期卖掉小贝，以免他在明年夏天合同到期时自由转会。

2003年，皇马俱乐部以4100万美元的价格从曼联买入小贝，并与其签了一份四年期的合同，但如今卡佩罗的到来则让小贝在皇马看不到未来。

自从新主帅卡佩罗上任后，贝克汉姆只踢了四场比赛，在上周日皇马与巴萨的比赛中，他只踢了13分钟。

贝克汉姆此前表示，他不太想重返英超，但纽卡斯尔俱乐部的老板格伦·罗德尔说，如果小贝有意回归，他将第一个敞开大gate欢迎。

罗德尔说："我想英超的很多俱乐部都想引进贝克汉姆，虽然他说过永远不会再回到英超，但如果他真的回来了，无论他在哪个俱乐部踢球，球迷们都会为他喝彩。"