Beckham has yet to sign a new contract at the Bernabeu – and there is increasing speculation of interest in him from America’s Major League Soccer.

The 31-year-old who will not play in tonight’s La Liga match with newly-promoted Gimnastic because of injury.

And Capello told The Sun: “The contract is the club’s problem, not mine. I’ve given my opinion. I see David Beckham as a right winger but I can choose other players in that position.”