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Romeo Beckham, son of former England captain and footballing icon David Beckham, has joined Premier League B-Team Brentford on loan from MLS NEXT Pro Club Inter Miami CF II for the remainder of the season.
The 20-year-old midfielder will join his new team-mates in Brentford’s reserve team and play in the Premier League Cup and overseas games.
“I’m very proud and very happy to be here,” Beckham told Brentford’s official website.
“I came here in the beginning to keep fit in the off-season. Then came the chance to be loaned here and I’ve never been so excited.”
Beckham made 20 appearances for Inter Miami II last season, playing in the MLS NEXT Pro League and contributing 10 assists – the most in the league – and two goals.
In July, he came on as a substitute for Inter Miami, owned by his father David, in a friendly against La Liga club Barcelona.
“It’s been a fun season [in the USA] and there have been a lot of ups and downs, but I’m looking forward to coming here and seeing what I can do,” he added.
“I think it’s great that we have the opportunity to play at different levels, both abroad and here.”
Meanwhile, Beckham’s family took to social media to congratulate him.
“Exciting start to the year. Now the hard work and fun begins. Proud of you mate,” David Beckham posted on his Instagram Story, alongside a photo of him and Romeo wearing a Brentford shirt outside the club’s training facility.
Playing under Brentford B head coach Neil MacFarlane and assistant coach Sam Saunders, Beckham is hoping to continue his footballing development, learning from the players around him and playing against men’s teams abroad.
“We’re going over to play some men’s teams and it’s a good experience,” added Beckham. “[I want] to get the experience to play against men and get physically stronger and we’ll see how that can take me further.