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Bolivian champions Bolivar are trying to tempt David Beckham out of retirement.

The South American club’s billionaire owner Marcelo Claure wants to sign the 38-year-old former England captain.

And Claure carries some clout as he is also the man helping to finance Beckham’s potential purchase of a Florida-based Major League Soccer franchise in 2015.

The ambitious deal would see Beckham only take part in Bolivar’s matches in the Copa Libertadores – South America’s version of the Champions League.

Last June, Claure tweeted a picture of Beckham holding the Bolivar shirt, with the caption: “My associate in the MLS and maybe he wants to visit Bolivia and... fill the rest in yourselves.”

Bolivar president Guido Loayza admitted that Becks could make the shock move, “even if it’s only for a couple of games in the Copa Libertadores”.