Brooklyn Beckham 'gets bodyguards to protect him during matches'

Brooklyn Beckham receives such heavy-handed protection that he reportedly has bodyguards protecting him during his Arsenal matches.

England legend David Beckham and wife Victoria have hired a guard - an ex-special forces soldier - to attend all of their son's matches for the north London club.

The guard even dresses up like a member of the backroom coaching staff to blend in, according to the Daily Star, and focuses solely on protecting Beckham Jr.
The newspaper has quoted 'a source close to Arsenal' describing exactly how the bizarre arrangement works.

"The bodyguard puts on a Gunners tracksuit and sits on the bench like he is part of the coaching staff," the source told The Star.

"Because of how big a star David is, the family decided to take the step to hike up his safety.

"Arsenal were more than happy to do what is necessary to ensure safety for all their young players."

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That is not the extent of it, though, as Arsenal have reportedly even stocked up on security patrols around their training base at London Colney and the Hale End youth academy in Walthamstow in a bid to protect Beckham.
As a result of the security measures in place for the 15-year-old, apparently only parents and those specifically invited to attend Arsenal youth matches can now do so.

The newspaper quotes a 'source at the Premier League side' as saying: "Whereas before supporters could walk up and watch the games without any problems, the matches are now ‘behind closed doors’ with restrictions in place as to who can and can’t attend.

"It’s a no-brainer to tighten security when you have such a big name at games. Brooklyn is one for the future and, because of his family, he attracts loads of attention.

"David is at most matches and he is a global superstar, so you can see why the decision was an easy one to make. Brooklyn is a big name and he’s going to be a huge star.
"He’s already used to having lots of attention so he is taking it in his stride. He’s doing really well."

With Brooklyn's younger brothers Romeo and Cruz, 12 and nine respectively, also in the youth ranks it appears as though the 'beefed up' security measures will be in place for quite some time.