The Beckhams are reported to be preparing a £40 million bid for the former mansion of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace.
The Italian fashion designer was shot on the doorstep of his Miami home in 1997, and David and Victoria Beckham are said to be ready to make a bid on the villa in Ocean Drive.
According to reports in the Daily Mirror newspaper, the couple are among the big names set for an auction on September 17 where the 10-bedroom home will be up for sale.
The property has been used as an exclusive hotel for many years, and its owners failed to sell it for £82 million last year.
The report coincides with speculation that Beckham is planning to start his own US-based soccer team.
A spokesman for Major League Soccer commented: "It would be great to have David involved with us."
An insider recently added: "The Beckhams' people have enquired about the mansion, but it's all very hush-hush.
"It's an incredibly beautiful family home and oozes Gianni Versace's style ideas. Posh would be in heaven. She's positively drooling at the prospect of living there.
"It'll be very much a second home for them because they intend to be based in the UK from now on. But if all goes well with David's football venture they'll spend a lot of time in Miami and want a spectacular house right by the water."
