Manchester United have confirmed they have accepted a bid from Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta for David Beckham - subject to a number of conditions.

Ah yes, "subject to a number of conditions." Now, I'm not saying that a Beckham transfer isn't going to happen, as a matter of fact I think it's quite likely at this point, but I'm not going to take it as a fait accompli until I see Becks standing in a Barcelona/Real Madrid/AC Milan/whoever shirt waving a club scarf.