David Beckham will stay at AC Milan until the end of the season after a ‘timeshare’ deal was finally agreed with Los Angeles Galaxy. The 33-year-old former England captain will then rejoin LA Galaxy for several months, before returning to Milan at the end of the year.
Beckham was scheduled to return to Galaxy on March 9, but wants to make a permanent move to the San Siro. It is understood he has agreed a salary cut to ensure the move goes ahead.
It is understood the ‘timeshare’ agreement means Beckham will miss at least 17 games of the Galaxy’s games this season. He projected return to MLS action with be July 18th at the New York Red Bulls.
Beckham’s projected MLS schedule then looks like this:
July
18 – Saturday @ New York Red Bulls
25 – Saturday @ Kansas City Wizards
August
08 – Saturday @ New England Revolution
15 – Saturday Seattle Sounders FC
19 – Wednesday @ Chicago Fire
22 – Saturday @ D.C. United
29 – Saturday Chivas USA
September
12 – Saturday FC Dallas
19 – Saturday Toronto FC
26 – Saturday @ Columbus Crew
October
02 – Friday Chicago Fire
18 – Sunday @ Houston Dynamo
24 – Saturday San Jose Earthquakes