Former Manchester United and England superstar David Beckham stunned locals when he landed his private helicopter in a tiny Welsh village.

According to Wales Online , Beckham is believed to have a chartered a private helicopter and landed on the pitch at Llanrhaeadr FC.

The Powys football club could not believe their luck and quickly made a joke of it on their Twitter site.

'Terms all agreed. Contract signed. Only the small issue of international clearance.'

But the midfielder isn’t making a shock move to the club – he is thought to be in the area to shoot an advert, according to the Daily Post .

It’s not known what the advert was for, but the 42-year-old managed to take some time to enjoy the Welsh countryside.

He shared a video on his Instagram, which has 40 million followers, of the Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfalls which he captioned: “Ridiculously beautiful”.

Some locals shared their delight at spotting the star, while others took to Twitter to share their disbelief that they missed him.

David Beckjham relished the chance to visit Llanrhaeadr in Wales (
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Twitter user @_Williams93 said: “The one Friday night I don’t go home and David Beckham casually lands his helicopter on the local football field...Absolutely gutted!”

Another with the handle @Vaughaner_ said: “The one night I’m not in Llanrhaeadr I miss David Beckham... most disappointing night of my life.”

And @lucy_wain said: “I genuinely feel so angry that David Beckham was in Llanrhaeadr tonight and he didn’t let me know... rude.”