US EditionDavid Beckham, Gary Neville-led ownership group completes Salford City purchase
- David Beckham and Gary Neville led an ownership group that completed the purchase of League Two club Salford City on Thursday.
- Neville has been involved with Salford since 2014 while Beckham joined in 2019, and they bought out former shareholders including Peter Lim in 2024.
- Salford City ended the season in eighth place in League Two, just missing the play-offs, after spending the past six years competing at the fourth level of English football.
- Beckham said he will oversee all club decisions and expressed passion for leading Salford to success, stating, "Yes, we care about the club but we're doing it to win."
- The new owners aim to stabilize Salford financially, invest in infrastructure, and pursue promotion ambitions possibly inspired by Wrexham's recent successive promotions.
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Gary Neville labelled 'pest and hypocrite' after huge joint-business deal with David Beckham - The Mirror
Simon Jordan has given a brutal verdict after Gary Neville and David Beckham fronted a full takeover of Salford City from their fellow former Manchester United legends
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Gary Neville will not be getting carried away following Salford takeover
Gary Neville insists he will not allow himself to get too carried away with Salford’s potential as part of a new ownership group, because he knows all too well how “bloody hard” League Two is.The club announced on Thursday that Neville and his former Manchester United team-mate David Beckham were members of a new ownership consortium.Beckham has already spoken about dreaming big to ultimately reach the Premier League, and comparisons have alread…
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