Inter Miami, Salford & Man Utd? David Beckham delivers update on potential Old Trafford return as takeover saga involving Sheikh Jassim & the Glazer family drags on

The Glazer family have had the Premier League giants on the market for 11 months, with offers from interested parties being invited. Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani have led the bidding – with Beckham linked to the latter – but no deal has been done as yet.

Beckham, who is a product of the famed ‘Class of ‘92’ at Old Trafford, can appreciate why a retracing of steps to Manchester in an ambassadorial role is being speculated on. He is, however, already involved with the consortium that calls the shots at Salford City – alongside Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Phil Neville - and is a co-owner at MLS side Inter Miami, where Lionel Messi now plays his club football.

With so much on his plate at present, ex-England captain Beckham has told CNBC when quizzed on the rumours suggesting that he could soon be back at United: “At the moment there's been no discussion. I have had a long-standing relationship with Qatar because of my involvement with PSG, but there's been no discussion at the moment.”

Beckham won six Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time as a player at Old Trafford, but severed ties with United in 2003 when leaving for Real Madrid. He hung up his boots on the books at Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain in 2013.