Romeo Beckham ‘is set to make his debut for Brentford’s B-team’ in a behind-closed-doors friendly

Romeo Beckham is reportedly set to make his Brentford B-team debut this weekend.

Last week it was said that the 20-year-old who is under contract with Inter Miami – co-owned by his father David – had made a surprising move to take his training to the reserve side of the Premier League outfit.

Brentford’s official Twitter account confirmed on Monday that they will be holding a friendly behind closed doors with Crewe Alexandra at the League Two club’s Alexandra Stadium.

the mirror have now reported that Romeo could make his English debut during Saturday’s game.

Beckham was previously a youngster at Arsenal along with his brothers Brooklyn and Cruz.

However, he was released by the Gunners along with his brothers in 2014, which led to him getting out of the game while pursuing other ventures.

“Recently, Romeo turned to me and said he didn’t want to play football anymore,” David said at the time.

“Part of me was devastated, but part of me was relieved too. He has other passions and I like that.’

After announcing his decision to instead play tennis as a professional career, and train with Andy Murray, he then chose to return to pursuing the football dream in 2020 and enter professional terms in September of that year. sign with his father’s outfit.

It is not certain how long Romeo will train at Brentford before returning to Inter Miami.

However, the MLS season usually runs from about February to October.

Romeo returned to the game with Inter’s reserve squad, Fort Lauderdale, and impressed after three assists in one game on the right-hand side in a position where his father David played the famous star for Manchester United and England.

His excellent form continued into the summer, following in his father’s footsteps even more with a stunning free kick when he played for Inter Miami’s reserve squad.

Beckham Snr posted his support on social media for his son’s performance, saying: ‘Well done mate so proud. First goal in a Miami shirt.’ Romeo responded with, “I love you Dad, that was for you.”

Romeo made 26 appearances for Inter Miami’s second team last season, scoring twice.

“The first full season went with ups and downs,” he wrote on Instagram at the end of the domestic season. “Not the end we wanted as a team, just lessons learned for next year. I love this team and the journey we are on.’

After his return to football, his famous father replaced the tennis court at their childhood home with a football field.

He soon got his first taste of action in a first-team Inter Miami shirt when he came in as a substitute for a 6-0 Barcelona hammer in a friendly in the summer.

It led to criticism of boss Phil Neville, former teammate of David Beckham, who also picked up his own son Harvey at halftime in the defeat.

The England head coach wondered afterwards why the two talented youngsters were used in a match that Neville pre-labeled the biggest game in Inter Miami’s four-year history.

“Well, I think we put the two guys on the wing and the first thing you measure is temperament. Do they have the temperament to play in this game? I think they both did,” he told reporters.

“I was super proud of them both. Romeo only got into action in the last five or six minutes, which is difficult, but they deserved the right to continue.

“They both showed very good temperaments and I think we learned a lot tonight.