Beckham May Return to Italy as Milan and Galaxy Discuss Pact - by Tariq Panja
David Beckham may return to AC Milan in January after the Italian team began discussions with Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy about a new loan, the midfielder’s publicist said today. “Milan have made their interest public in that they want David to come for a short-term loan in January,” Simon Oliveira said in an interview. “It’s still very early on in discussions between the two clubs.” The former England captain irked teammates and U.S. soccer fans last March after partly self-funding his extended spell with the seven-time European champion instead of returning for the start of the U.S. soccer season. He had said he was returning to Europe to stay in shape during MLS’s off-season. AC Milan Chief Executive Officer Adrian Galliani said last month he hoped to bring the player back “without all the fuss that happened last March.” Beckham, soccer’s highest-paid player last year according to France Football, and Milan jointly funded his extended loan with Milan.
Beckham joined the Galaxy from Real Madrid in 2007. Beckman earns $5.5 million a year, and could make as much as $250 million with endorsements and profit-sharing, according to the Los Angeles team.
Note EU-Digest: the amount in salaries and perks paid to some professional soccer players is starting to get into the same league as the bonuses paid to some of the management people in the financial sector. Are they worth that kind of obscene salaries? Not really, but like in the financial sector. There are no regulations.
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