David Beckham joins AC Milan in january!

[norbinho]

hey guys,

becks will come back and play in europe again...yeah!!!!

just sad to see he will join the wrong team in milano (ac milan)..he should play for Inter!!!!

anyway, great to see him back in europe, the MLS was horrible for a player like becks!!

[Bob Garage]

don't rate him. well past his best. just in it to collect all the extra cash he can these days.
although its got to be said fair play to him for milking his career for all its worth.

[Mr.Metal]

Is he really playing for AC Milan? I thought he was only going to be training with them to get in shape for the qualification games, since by that time, the MLS season will be over... L.A. Galaxy would refuse to let him play for another team because he might get injured

[norbinho]

no, according to the gazzetta dello sport (which is always well informed about serie A) beckham will play for milan from january on until the end of the season!!

italian speaking guys, check here

[Bob Garage]

Is he really playing for AC Milan? I thought he was only going to be training with them to get in shape for the qualification games, since by that time, the MLS season will be over... L.A. Galaxy would refuse to let him play for another team because he might get injured

its going to be a "loan" deal. very common in football, usually the deal involves the club the player is loaned to (AC Milan) taking on the players wages etc for that time and often a nominal fee to the club they are borrowing the player from (galaxy). An explanation of how the football loan deal works is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loan_(football)

galaxy will loan him to AC milan for the remainder of the european season from the news stories I have read today. Beckham wants to stay match fit for englands world cup qualifiers and the best way to do that is play in europe for the rest of the season.

[slayerdiabolus]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/h ... 683877.stm

David Beckham has agreed to move to AC Milan on loan in January, the Italian club has told BBC Sport.

The England midfielder, 33, plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, whose Major League Soccer season ends this weekend.

Speaking on Wednesday morning, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said: "Beckham has chosen Milan. He'll stay here in Milan on loan for a few months.

"Our squad is ultra-competitive and it will remain this way but Beckham is something different and intriguing."

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is eager to stay in England coach Fabio Capello's plans during the MLS close season.

Beckham needs two more appearances to become England's most-capped outfield player, taking him past Bobby Moore, who played 108 times for his country.

Italian Capello has made it clear he will only select players who are active and in form.

BBC Radio 5 Live football correspondent Jonathan Legard said: "Now he's involved again in the England set-up at the age of 33 under Capello, he's clearly determined to make the most of it, and knows that the MLS close season will do nothing for his fitness or sharpness.

"He's not started a competitive international in 16 months and you wonder how shocked he was when Capello made it clear he wasn't going to be considered for the Spain friendly next February."

The 2009 Major League Soccer season is due to start in April, so Beckham's loan move would only be short-term.

LA Galaxy, who had previously insisted that Beckham would not be able to move to another club on loan during their close season, will play exhibition matches in Australia and New Zealand in December.

Beckham will then join a stellar squad at Milan, which includes Brazilians Ronaldinho, Kaka and Alexandre Pato, as well as Italian internationals Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso.

Milan are expected to confirm the loan move on Friday, but coach Carlo Ancelotti has already made it clear he would welcome Beckham's arrival.

"For me, it will be a pleasure. Beckham is a serious athlete, a great professional," he stated.

"If he'll be available for us, we'll be very happy."

Beckham would be eligible to play for Milan both domestically and in the Uefa Cup.

[angelicupstart]

He's a tosser!

[Euge]

I agree, he is a tosser!!! he was so close to joining the Inter like 2 years ago or less and now he goes and joins our biggest rivals!!! tosser!!!!!

He isnt gonna win anythin with them anyway because Inter have the league in the bag already! forza nerazzurri

[angelicupstart]

I agree, he is a tosser!!! he was so close to joining the Inter like 2 years ago or less and now he goes and joins our biggest rivals!!! tosser!!!!!

He isnt gonna win anythin with them anyway because Inter have the league in the bag already! forza nerazzurri

His best years are behind him and he's turned into a fame hungry global brand!

[norbinho]

I agree, he is a tosser!!! he was so close to joining the Inter like 2 years ago or less and now he goes and joins our biggest rivals!!! tosser!!!!!

He isnt gonna win anythin with them anyway because Inter have the league in the bag already! forza nerazzurri

you say it, man, i remembered that summer and was hoping so much he would join inter...what a greater team would that have been with beckham and figo on the sides

yes, and it's definately sure that javier zanetti will lead the nerazzurri to their 4th consecutive scudetto...hehehe ..beckham is on the wrong side of milano - on the looser side!!

by the way, he should have never joined real madrid...all the great players going there got worser and worser - michael owen, luis figo, antonio cassano, becks, ...