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Milan are willing to pay a fee for David Beckham to remain at the Serie
A club but Los Angeles Galaxy have yet to agree, chief executive
Adriano Galliani said on Tuesday.
The
33-year-old midfielder is on a two-month loan at Milan from Galaxy in
an effort to stay in the England national team reckoning during the
U.S. close season.
"If Beckham comes to
an agreement with Galaxy, we are ready to pay a figure. In the coming
days we will meet his advisors," Galliani told Sky Sport 24.
"If Los Angeles Galaxy decide not to sell him, they won't sell him."
Beckham
has consistently said he will return to Los Angeles when the loan runs
out on March 9 but calls for him to stay have grown since he scored his
first Milan goal in the 4-1 win at Bologna on Sunday.
He
has been tidy in three starts for the seven-times European champions
and coach Carlo Ancelotti and top players at such as Kaka have already
said they would like him to stay long-term.
"If
he decides to leave (Galaxy) and wants to do it we will welcome him
with open arms but he is owned by another club and we must thank them
because they have been very kind to us," Galliani added.
"The player wants to stay with us but even he knows he must return to America."
Beckham's
spokesman Simon Oliveira told Reuters last week: "There is always going
to be speculation in sports pages and newspapers. David is enjoying his
time in Milan but he is contracted to return on March 9th to L.A.
"It still stands and absolutely no conversations have taken place regarding changing that."
