Major League Soccer

Galaxy and Milan Work Out Beckham Deal

BeckhamDavid 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