Former footballer David Beckham, who turns 40 on May 2, is reportedly planning to celebrate his birthday in Morocco.

According to a source, Beckham has asked his close friends and loved ones to keep the weekend free, although he has not told any of them that they will be flown out to North African holiday destination, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

`He'll only turn 40 once so he wants to do it in style. Morocco is a place close to his heart," The Sun newspaper quoted the source as saying.

Beckham is expected to hold his bash at the Amanjena resort in the North African country's city Marrakech, where he and wife Victoria Beckham renewed their wedding vows in 2008.

Guests are likely to include Gordon Ramsay and Tom Cruise, as well as Guy Ritchie, Liv Tyler and her boyfriend Dave Gardner, as well as Beckham's former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville.