Barcelona have made a verbal offer of £30m to bring England captain David Beckham to Spain, according to reports in a host of Sunday's newspapers.
Manchester United are understood to have accepted the offer in principle after preliminary talks with Barca representatives.
The Catalan giants cannot make a firm bid for Beckham until the new club president is unveiled after the club's elections on 15 June.
AC Milan are reported to be willing to match Barca's offer while Inter Milan, Roma and Real Madrid have also been linked with the 28-year-old England skipper.
United chief executive Peter Kenyon has already confirmed that the club would listen to offers of £30m-plus for the midfielder.
That would give Sir Alex Ferguson the funds to strengthen his squad over the summer and boost United's chances of winning next season's Champions League.
Beckham, who is on holiday in America with his family, has stated that he wants to stay at Old Trafford.
Both the Mail on Sunday and the Independent on Sunday claim that United have lined up a potential replacement for Beckham - Brazilian forward Ronaldinho.
"The idea of joining Manchester United makes me dream, because they are a big, successful club and play my kind of football," Ronaldinho told the Independent on Sunday.
Beckham must decide which direction his career will take
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/2953426.stm" target="_blank">From: BBC</a>
Manchester United are understood to have accepted the offer in principle after preliminary talks with Barca representatives.
The Catalan giants cannot make a firm bid for Beckham until the new club president is unveiled after the club's elections on 15 June.
AC Milan are reported to be willing to match Barca's offer while Inter Milan, Roma and Real Madrid have also been linked with the 28-year-old England skipper.
United chief executive Peter Kenyon has already confirmed that the club would listen to offers of £30m-plus for the midfielder.
That would give Sir Alex Ferguson the funds to strengthen his squad over the summer and boost United's chances of winning next season's Champions League.
Beckham, who is on holiday in America with his family, has stated that he wants to stay at Old Trafford.
Both the Mail on Sunday and the Independent on Sunday claim that United have lined up a potential replacement for Beckham - Brazilian forward Ronaldinho.
"The idea of joining Manchester United makes me dream, because they are a big, successful club and play my kind of football," Ronaldinho told the Independent on Sunday.
Beckham must decide which direction his career will take
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/2953426.stm" target="_blank">From: BBC</a>