David Beckham has held talks with his former Manchester United team-mate Phil Neville to discuss the coaching position at Inter Miami, sources told ESPN.
Neville, co-owner of EFL League Two club Salford City along with Miami co-owner Beckham, will leave his post as head coach of the England women’s team later this year after initially announcing the his decision to resign last April.
The 43-year-old pledged to continue in office until after the delayed Tokyo Olympics this summer because his successor, Sarina Wiegman, remained in his place as head coach of the Netherlands. until September.
But with Beckham ready to give the Nevilles a chance to take over the MLS team before the new season, which is scheduled to begin in early March, sources have said the former midfielder Everton are eager to find a solution with the English Football Association, which will allow them to accept the job in Miami and move to the United States.
Diego Alonso is the head coach of Inter Miami, but uncertainty surrounds his position, and the club said last month that his future “is still determined”.
Miami finished tenth in its MLS Eastern Conference debut season in 2020, but sources have said Beckham and fellow investors are determined to see an improvement in performance in 2021, and it is likely to be hire a new coach to take the team in a new direction.
Neville has yet to take on his first management role on a men’s team, having coached the England women’s national team since 2018.
The former England international spent a season as a first team coach at United during David Moyes’ year in office in 2013-14 and also worked briefly in La Liga with Valencia under Nuno. Espirito Santo and his brother, Gary, during the 2015-16 season.
But sources have said he now feels ready to accept a job in the club’s administration and is open to the opportunity offered by Miami.