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Victoria Beckham is in advanced talks with Simon Cowell to join the judging panel on the next series of The X Factor, it has been claimed.

According to the Daily Mail, Beckham has been made an offer of over £1 million a series and may replace Dannii Minogue on the show.

The newspaper reports that the former Spice Girl was approached by Cowell in the past but had always refused due to her commitments in Los Angeles.

A friend said: "She doesn't want to come back to Europe with her tail between her legs. But if she can return here to be on The X Factor, then that is different."

Beckham will supposedly accept the offer if her husband David makes a permanent transfer to AC Milan, where he is currently on loan.

Publicist Max Clifford, Cowell's spokesman, said: "Simon speaks very highly of Victoria. I know he likes her a lot. This deal has not been mentioned to me."

Earlier this week, a source claimed that the Beckhams had made the "painful decision" to move back to Europe.

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