Former England captain David Beckham joined Paris St Germain on a five-month deal on this day in 2013.
Beckham, aged 37 at the time, revealed he would play without a salary at PSG, instead donating what he would have earned to a children’s charity in Paris.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder arrived at the Ligue 1 club after five-and-a-half years with LA Galaxy that had featured two loan spells with AC Milan.
Having reunited at PSG with boss Carlo Ancelotti, who he had worked under in Milan, Beckham told a press conference: “I’m very lucky.
“I’m 37 years old and I got a lot of offers – more now than I’ve probably had in my career. I’m very honoured by that.
“I chose Paris because I can see what the club are trying to do. I can see who the club are trying to bring in.
“It’s an exciting city and now there’s a club that’s going to have a lot of success over the next 10, 20, 30 years. I’m very honoured I’ve been picked to be part of the future of PSG.
“Every club I’ve played for throughout the world I’ve been successful with. I was successful with Manchester United and always said I’d never want to play for another English club.
“I had a lot of history with Manchester United. It’s the team I support and the team I dreamt of playing for. I’m very honoured by the offers I had from other Premier League clubs but I didn’t want to play there unless it was for Manchester United.”
Beckham went on to make 14 appearances in all competitions for PSG, helping them to win the Ligue 1 title, before bringing his playing career to an end with retirement after the 2012-13 season concluded.
