That David Beckham to MLS campaign to “rescue” soccer in America might be a rather short one. That’s because AC Milan of Italy’s Serie A is going to meet Beckham’s agents to see if the former England captain can get out of his contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy and stay put.
“If Beckham reaches an agreement with the Galaxy, we are prepared to pay a fee,” Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said Tuesday. “We will meet with his representatives in the next few days.
“The player wants to stay with us, but he knows he has to return.”
Beckham is on a two-month loan from the Galaxy and is due to return to Major League Soccer on March 9. He had his first goal with AC Milan in Sunday’s win over Bologna.
“If the Los Angeles Galaxy were to decide not to release him, then they won’t release him,” Galliani said. “In America, they have the same rules as European football: The player has a contract. But having said that, we’ll have to wait and see.”
The Galaxy aren’t expected to let Beckham go.
“We’ve got two players out on loan agreements and those loans end March 8,” said Galaxy coach Bruce Arena (also noting Landon Donovan). “We set conditions and we’ve lived up to our part of the loan agreements.”
British tabloid reports suggest wife Victoria isn’t wanting to stay in Italy and does not want to uproot their three sons after their previous spell in a non-English speaking country with Real Madrid.
If AC Milan were to be able to keep Beckham, it would be quite a few weeks for the club. It recently fought off an offer from Premier League club Manchester City for 2007 FIFA Player of the Year Kaka and now has a four-match unbeaten streak.
“That ordeal gave all of us a lot of enthusiasm, because there was a real show of affection,” Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “At the end, the fact that (Kaka) stayed gave us all confidence.”
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