David Beckham's son, Romeo, joins Premier League B team

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Romeo Beckham, lad of erstwhile England skipper and shot icon David Beckham, has joined Premier League Brentford’s B squad for the remainder of the play connected a indebtedness woody from MLS NEXT Pro nine Inter Miami CF II.

The 20-year-old midfielder volition articulation his caller teammates successful Brentford’s reserve team, playing successful the Premier League Cup and overseas matches.

“I’m precise arrogant and precise blessed to beryllium here,” Beckham told Brentford’s authoritative website.

“I came present astatine the commencement to support acceptable during the disconnected season. The accidental past came to travel connected indebtedness present and I’ve ne'er been truthful excited.”

Beckham made 20 appearances for Inter Miami II past season, playing successful the MLS NEXT Pro league, and contributed 10 assists – the astir successful the league – arsenic good arsenic 2 goals.

In July, helium was a substitute for Inter Miami, which is co-owned by his begetter David, successful a affable against La Liga broadside Barcelona.

“It was a amusive play [in the USA] and determination were a batch of ups and downs but I’m excited to travel present and spot what I tin do,” helium added.

“I emotion however we person the accidental to play astatine antithetic levels, some overseas and here.”

Meanwhile, Beckham’s household congratulated him connected societal media.

“Exciting commencement to the year. Now the hard enactment & amusive begins. Proud of you mate,” David Beckham posted connected his Instagram communicative alongside a photograph of him and Romeo holding a Brentford jersey extracurricular the club’s grooming facility.

Playing nether Brentford B caput manager Neil MacFarlane and adjunct manager Sam Saunders, Beckham says that helium hopes to proceed his footballing development, learning from the players astir him and playing against men’s teams overseas.

“We spell crossed to play immoderate men’s teams and it’s a bully experience,” Beckham added. “[I want] to get the acquisition to play against men and get physically stronger and we’ll spot however that tin advancement me.”