Real Madrid winger Luis Figo has suggested he was willing to switch to the left flank so that David Beckham can play on the right.
Since Beckham started to train with Real four days ago at a facility in southwestern China, foreign and Chinese media have often asked whether he and Figo would become comrades or adversaries.
Asked about media speculation of a rivalry, the Portuguese international told reporters, "I think it does not exist because we are on the same team so we (have) the same objective, no?"
He said Beckham was beginning to feel "at home" at Real after the England captain's transfer from Manchester United earlier this month.
"I think everyone is trying to be as nice as possible for Beckham to feel adapted as soon as possible to a new life and a new club," said Figo.
"Maybe because I speak a little more English I talk a little more with him but I think all the players try to [help] Beckham adapt".
The question of a line-up conflict also seems to be settling itself under new manager Carlos Queiroz, who coached Beckham as assistant to Alex Ferguson at United and Figo as skipper of the Portuguese youth side.
During training sessions in Kunming, Figo, considered more versatile than Beckham, has already spent the majority of his time at the left flank. It is a position he played under Queiroz and at Sporting Lisbon.