LA galaxy star to live alone in a very naughty area
So confident is David Beckham that he will begin a four month loan spell with AC Milan in January, that he has bagged himself some of the classiest accommodation available:
The England ace - expected to join AC Milan on loan in January - has rented the loft flat in Via Amedeo d’Aosta.
He chose the multi-million pound apartment after getting advice from AC Milan captain Paulo Maldini who lives nearby.
But it is a five-minute walk from the city’s notorious Viale Abruzzi.
The area is famous for transvestite prostitutes, pimps and drug dealers. It is known as one of the most dangerous areas in Milan.
Beckham, who helped the LA Galaxy finish an impressive second from bottom in the MLS Western Conference this season, was expected to move into digs in the upmarket Via Spiga area, but since his wife and children will not be joining him in the fashion capital, the England star has opted for a more ‘adult’ area.
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2 responses so far
1 Peter // Oct 28, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Oh dear what will he get up to next. I’ve read in another place that he’s buying an expensive jet plane so that he can nip home to LA in the evenings. As long as Brand Beckham continues to get it’s daily mention I don’t think that he will be concerned.
2 Dom Serafini // Oct 29, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Dear Editor,
I’m not sure if the writer of the story about Beckham going to live near a “red light district”
has ever visited Viale Abruzzi in Milan, Italy.
I live in New York City but, for the past 20 years, I have had an apartment in Viale Abruzzi, near the popular and elegant Bar Basso. In all of these years I’ve never observed a “red light district,” because they don’t exist, at least not in the center of Milan, where Viale Abruzzi is located. The Viale is a wide, bright and long avenue divided by centennial trees. The area has many elegant shops and one could find everything in a 200-meter radius. It is well served by metro and bus services. Because it is not too far from the Central Station, at times, we get some spill-over of young ladies walking along the avenue, but only in the vicinity of Piazza Loreto (where Mussolini was hanged upside down).
The Viale Abruzzi area is a residential area bustling with children. Apartments there are in the high-end of the real estate spectrum. The area is also a favorite among Italian journalists, TV personalities and, as pointed out, Italian and British football stars.
Sincerely,
Dom Serafini, Editor
VideoAge, New York