Spanish entrepreneur Enrique Sobrino will sell David Beckham if he becomes president of Real Madrid this summer. Sobrino, aiming to oust Florentino Perez in the elections, was reported as saying: "Beckham has to change. I would listen to offers for him."
It is claimed Sobrino feels Beckham, whose personal life has been the subject of much speculation, spends too much time away from Madrid.
That could alert Chelsea, who have been linked with a �25m move for Beckham.
Beckham only joined Real last summer, in a �25m transfer from Manchester United.
However, Sobrino wants to move out the England captain, fellow midfielder Luis Figo and Roberto Carlos, and replace them with Barcelona's Ronaldinho.
Perez himself got elected with the promise of signing Figo, then at Barca, so for Real to lure the latest star of their most bitter rivals would be deeply controversial.
"The option we have of presenting ourselves at the election is getting more solid every day, independent of the results at the end of the season," said Sobrino.
And if successful he hopes to break up the nucleus of players known as Real's 'galacticos'.
"Some of them have not done enough and some of them are not doing enough," he said.
"I would listen to offers for David Beckham and Luis Figo won't continue.
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"People say (Roberto Carlos) has an agreement with another club, I don't know if that's true or not, but one thing that's certain is he is looking for the contract of his life and we're not going to give it to him."
Beckham has excelled for the Spanish giants, even though they have endured a troubled season, departing the Champions League at the quarter-final stage and suffering some disastrous results in La Liga.
The Champions League exit, at the hands of Monaco, meant Real have only paid United �20m of the agreed fee, because �5m was dependent on them progressing to the semi-finals of Europe's biggest club competition.
That extra �5m would be payable next year if Madrid reach the last four, but by then Beckham could be back in his native city of London.
Since his move to Spain, Chelsea have boosted their spending power and status with the arrival of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
Unlike Real, the west London club remain in the Champions League, and play Madrid's conquerors Monaco in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday.
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