What Manchester United great David Beckham spent his first £50k sponsorship pay packet on

David Beckham has revealed he bought a £50,000 sports car with the money from his first ever sponsorship deal at Manchester United.

Beckham was one of the most talented members of the Class of '92 to graduate into the first team. After spending time on loan at Preston North End in 1995, the midfielder rose to prominence and became a household name on and off the pitch.

One of his very first sponsorship deals came with Adidas, who have a long-standing link with the Reds and are the current manufacturers of United's match gear. In his new Netflix documentary, Beckham revealed he bought a new BMW with the entirety of his first bonus packet.

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He explained: "That season was the start for me of working with the brands, that was the first time I stepped outside of football. Not many footballers were doing that at that point. But yeah I got paid.

"I spent my money, I liked nice stuff. As soon as we got money I was like 'I want to buy a nice watch'. I signed a contract with Adidas for £50,000 and I went and bought a [BMW] M three for £50,000."

Beckham's flash spending was noticed by his teammates with Phil Neville noting: "David used to get his salary on a Friday spend it on a Saturday and then spend the next five days waiting for his next salary to get the jeans to match, that was him.

"Where me and Gary [Neville] were like: 'Let's save it for a rainy day. Let's have a pension,' and David would say: 'What the f*** are you doing.'"

But the current owner of Inter Miami is certainly savvy with his money. According to The Sunday Times Rich List, Beckham and his wife Victoria are worth a cool