Will he stay or will he go?
Big discussions are taking place between lawyers representing David Beckham and LA Galaxy, the US Soccer team that loaned Beckham to AC Milan. Beckham came to Italy in January and was due to return to LA Galaxy on 9th March, however the Italian club have registered Beckham up until June sparking rumours that he would be staying longer.
It is thought that LA Galaxy want him back, but if Beckham himself wants to remain in Italy I would expect LA Galaxy to take the next best option and secure a nice financial deal out of the issue. AC Milan clearly want Beckham on their books either temporarily or permanently.
Having the chance to play alongside superstars such as Kaka, Ronaldinho and Seedorf must be more attractive to Beckham at this stage of his career than returning to US football where real player talent is thin on the ground.
Super Strikers to leave
January 21, 2009, 7:50 pm
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RonaldoThe breakdown of Manchester City’s negotiations to sign Kaka from AC Milan, followed by the unexplained departure of Brazilian striker Robinho from City’s training camp in Tenerife could be indications of signs of unrest amongst the top foreign strikers in the English game.
The failure to sign Kaka was not unexpected, after all he has been linked with unsuccessful transfer negotiations in the past, most notably the £50m attempt by Real Madrid to lure him away from AC Milan in 2006, but the hold the Premier League has on the world’s top players seems to be waning.
Arsenal lost Thierry Henry to Barcelona in the summer of 2007 and there have been numerous rumours about Christiano Ronaldo leaving Manchester United, including last summer to Real Madrid. Even as recently as yesterday Ronaldo was required to restate his allegiance to Manchester United, but we all know that saying you are happy at a club can mean nothing when an attractive offer, both financially and in football status comes along. I’m expecting one or two big name foreign strikers to succumb to the lure of the Spanish or Italian game before the season is over and Drogba may be first to go.
