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Aug 1 (Reuters) - Manchester United have turned down "an audacious bid" by Italian Serie A side Fiorentina for England international David Beckham. The British Sunday Mirror said Fiorentina offered a world record fee of $56.7 million in their effort to recruit Beckham. Fiorentina coach Giovanni Trappatoni was quoted in the paper as saying he had been urged to approach United by his Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta. Said Trappatoni: "We did try an audacious bid to bring Beckham to Italy but United had no interest in selling him." Batistuta was quoted as saying: "I told the club to get Beckham, whatever the cost. "With him in the side I would score at least 10 more goals a season because he is the best crosser of the ball in the world. He is the midfield player I rate above all others."

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