Brentford director admits Romeo Beckham has to be ‘held back’ on quest to emulate David Beckham stardom

Budding football star Romeo Beckham has to be 'held back' from training too hard in his quest to emulate the stardom of his famous father David Beckham.

The 20-year-old is currently playing with the Brentford B side on loan from Inter Miami in the USA as he takes the first steps in his professional football career.

Romeo joined the London club on loan in January and has been enjoying his football in the club's second team, scoring a 93rd-minute winner in February and earning comparisons with famous dad David, who watched his middle child make his debut at the London club in January.

Now, speaking on The High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphrey, Brentford Director of Football Phil Giles has opened up about Romeo's startling work-ethic.

Giles said: "He's a humble guy, good work ethic, good mindset, wants to work extra hours on the training ground and sometimes has to be held back from that."

The Brentford chief also spoke about the decision to bring Romeo to the club on loan and denied that it was ever a PR move from the club.

Giles added that if Romeo had been a primadonna or shown an attitude that didn't fit the club's ethics, it would've been a disaster.

He said: "We brought Romeo in on a loan from Inter Miami for our B team and it was one of the most read stories that day on the website. It wasn't a PR stunt in any way.

"The thought that went into Romeo is that we have relationships in football, he was looking for places to train in England as he's an Inter Miami player.

"We said of course but still didn't look past the process of, is he going to add to that environment as a player?

"Had he come in and been like, 'I'm a Beckham,' that would have been a disaster for us. The character has to be correct."