Extracting 10 tons of gold with a football bond.
A legend of English football and Real Madrid has managed to earn as much as he did throughout his entire football career, thanks to an old contract clause.
According to a sports economics website, citing Fars News, ESPN has reported that David Beckham has successfully increased his earnings from $25 million to $1.35 billion using an old football clause. The income Beckham earned through this clever clause is worth more than 10 tons of gold. Beckham moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007, and at the time, many journalists criticized him for ending his golden era by moving to American football. However, the English legend responded: "I have registered a new club purchase clause in the United States for $25 million, which is a long-term investment for me." Now, ESPN reports that in 2018, Beckham purchased the newly established Inter Miami club, which would have cost him $150 million at the time, but using that old clause, he only paid $25 million. In 2023, David Beckham convinced Inter Miami to sign Lionel Messi, and now, in 2026, the value of the football club, which was bought for $25 million, has increased to $1.35 billion.
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