Madrid, July 23: Madrid gave vent to a fresh bout of Beckham-Mania after England star David Beckham arrived in the Spanish capital last night ready to start pre-season training with real Madrid.
Spanish tabloids snapped Beckham, who joined real on July 2 for 35 million Euros from Manchester United, driving through the outskirts of the city after he and wife Victoria landed at the city's Torrejon airport on a private jet from his French holiday base at Cannes. The celebrity couple headed straight for the city's plush Santo Mauro hotel - where French star Zinedine Zidane also spent his first days in Madrid - for a two-night stay as real are scheduled to jet off today on an 18-day tour of Asia.
Beckham, who has spent the summer getting fit in the south of France, was set to spy out the residential zone of la moraleja in the north of Madrid for a place to live.
He was also due to film an advertisement for one of his sponsors.

The England skipper has already run the rule over several properties in the area, having spent two days in Madrid three weeks ago when he was presented to the fans following his club medical.

Bureau Report.