Transfers - Gossip Shop: Becks move hitting snag

Eurosport - Tue, 10 Feb 07:26:00 2009

David Beckham's proposed permanent move to Milan from LA Galaxy could be hitting a snag.

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Milan are willing to pay a reasonable fee of around £6.7 million for Becks, who has been a revelation since his short-term loan started at the Rossoneri in January.

But Galaxy want a Manchester City-esque amount for a 33-year-old, speculated to be more than twice Milan's offer.

"We made an offer to Galaxy and they didn't accept it," Milan general manager Adriano Galliani told Sky Italia. "However, there's a willingness to talk between a party who's making an offer, which is Milan, and another who's evaluating it."

Galliani also praised Beckham's politeness and professionalism, although the examples of his good behaviour - cleaning his own kit, packing his own bags and "opening and closing the bottle of water and returning it, without throwing it away" - perhaps owe more to his obsessive compulsive disorder than being 'old school'.

Liverpool misfit Andrei Voronin is on loan at Hertha Berlin and could be set for a shock return to Anfield with the club desperately short of strikers following the sale of Robbie Keane.

"We want to have talks with Berlin quickly. I know my agent has been talking to Liverpool recently," Voronin said.

"I still have a contract at Anfield. They've just sold Robbie Keane. Up until he joined last summer, I was getting games for Liverpool.

"They have a shortage of strikers now. I would enjoy staying at Hertha. And even if I am not to stay on, I will give my very best until the very end."

Wigan boss Steve Bruce has called on Zamalek to decide just how much striker Amr Zaki is worth.

The 25-year-old is on loan from the Egyptian Premier League club, who are notorious for changing their demands from one day to the next.

"There will be a time when we ask Zamalek exactly what the price is," Bruce said. "It was £12m four months ago, at the start it might have been £6m.

"The ball is in their court: there will be dialogue."

Zaki has been a big hit at the JJB although his goals have dried up in the winter months so perhaps the revised price will be somewhat lower than when his stock was highest in the autumn.

Wigan are also chasing Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Michael Kightly in anticipation of Luis Antonio Valencia's summer exit.

Ecuador winger Valencia is expected to move to one of Europe's top clubs at the end of the season after both he and Wigan rejected a loan bid from Real Madrid in January.

Kightly, 23, has set the Championship alight with his displays for Wolves but the club are top of the table and likely to be playing Premier League football anyway next season.

One man who will be staying at Wolves is wide-man Matt Jarvis.

The 22-year-old former Gillingham player has signed a three-and-a-half year contract to stay at Molineux.

Michael Mancienne, who was on loan from Chelsea earlier in the season, is one man who will not come back to the Midlands: Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari wants to keep him as cover at Stamford Bridge.

Reda Maher / Eurosport

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  1. IF BOBBY CHARLTON WAS FIT HE WOULD GET A GAME BECAUSE­ ENGLAND FOOTBALLERS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH THATS WHY­ BECKHAM GETS PICKED BECAUSE THERES NOWBODY ELSE AND HE­ KNOWS IT

    From gort69, on Tue 10 Feb 5:41PM

  2. With the money Beckham earns and has why doesn't he­ buy himself then rent himself out to whomever he­ chooses. He can offset his ourchase of himself as a­ tax loss too. The he can play for AC and England and­ forget the fifth rate soccer joke called the MLS.

    From Allen H, on Tue 10 Feb 5:33PM

  3. from fordie
    cyclope your football knowledge must be­ limited becks has been one of the most outstanding­ players for england for a decade and still is

    From trevor, on Tue 10 Feb 10:07AM

  4. passing,class. shooting,class. understanding of the­ game,class. lets face it no matter how many times becks­ has been written off he comes good,pure class.

    From acs.haulage, on Tue 10 Feb 10:04AM

  5. In reply to Ben Freeman,
    Becks was considered too old,­ too slow by the last England manager but here we are­ two years on and Beck is still making a difference in­ Milan 'big time'! Not just a marketing machine­ (which he always has been) but no better player­ anywhere to put those crosses in that lead to goals.­ Our new England manager knows this and that he is still­ in the England team. Bently was the new blood to­ replace him but he is not in the same class by a mile!­ Who is? no-one it seems.
    Carry on with your magic­ Beckham & win the World Cup for us - you are and­ always were a class act!
    Man. Utd took a long time to­ recover when he left and I still think it was a bad­ move from 'The Red Nose' manager! so was the­ loss of Van Nistelrooy, who was probably better than­ the french seagull chaser!!!

    Beckam you carry on­ thrilling us with your remarkable skill son!

    From seer, on Tue 10 Feb 9:28AM

  6. The leading factor in Beckham wanting to play in Milan­ is: Beckham believes he is a Superstar model, and milan­ is the home of fashion afterall. Beckham could be the­ best right back England ever had, if only somebody­ would play him there behind the primary­ winger/midfielder.

    From johnp.walsh, on Tue 10 Feb 9:11AM

  7. hes worth more than anyone in football .... come on­ !! not just on the field !! for just being become­ makes money and thats what it all boils down to­ nowadays

    From oioigeeza, on Tue 10 Feb 8:37AM

  8. So, the Beckham marketing machine roles on eh!!!! Sure­ he's a class act, professional, polite, good role­ model, good looking etc but I can't help but think­ that his Brand Managers, PR staff, Agent etc are making­ sure that they coin their share of his particular gravy­ train. My opinion, humble as it is, is that the Becks­ Brand is all about cash and kudos and nothing about­ football. I happen to think he's a good player,­ not quick, can't beat players, but a great set­ peace specialist and passer of the ball. Not enough to­ warrant the kind of attention he receives though and­ not enough to keep younger player out of the England­ set up. Well done Beckham, I'm grateful for what­ you've done but time now to retire to LA and plan­ the next stage of your world­ dominance..................

    From BEN, on Tue 10 Feb 8:06AM

  9. "although the examples of his good behaviour ...­ perhaps owe more to his obsessive compulsive disorder­ than being 'old school'."

    Yeah, way to go­ GS, pick on people with mental health problems... real­ manly.

    From Ashley B, on Tue 10 Feb 5:59AM

  10. During his stint in Spain Beckham showed that he now­ does his defensive duties well too, an element that was­ lacking earlier in his career. He's known primarily­ for his dead ball delivery, but nearly all players have­ only a limited set of skills at which they excel, but­ Beckham excels SO well at those he does possess that he­ can still make a fine contribution to the England team.

    From Paul, on Tue 10 Feb 5:39AM

  11. at 33 becks is still one of englands best...that says­ Beckham is genuine talent and also England needs to­ wake-up...look at spain..the transition...in legendary­ (raul..guti..puyol)..to potential legends in (torres,­ iniesta, fabregas, ramos)...england...after,­ (becks,lampard,gerrard,rio and terry) there is really­ nothing..(maybe ashley young, walcott, micah­ richards)..wont even pick rooney, much hype...little­ goals...more world-class english players should be­ produced!!!!...not one season wonders, i ve seen jack­ whilshere..maybe his generation will have more about­ them than this present ones...

    From lanre a, on Tue 10 Feb 2:25AM

  12. I found a hot place, you guys should try it ___ W­ ealthy Finder co m_____. It is a site

    for­ celebrities and millionaires to mingle. Is she dating­ someone rich there?

    From cherrylove198610, on Tue 10 Feb 12:22AM

  13. Don't think what Scolari wants at Chelsea is going­ to matter any more. Have fun battling for fourth with­ Arsenal.

    From ToxicScott, on Tue 10 Feb 12:03AM

  14. Hey! Becks is worth almost double what ronaldinho and­ Flamini cost Milan. A player who's played in Old­ trafford even on loan is better than cheap.

    From Majoser, on Mon 9 Feb 11:16PM

  15. Yawns people still living in past Becks to old does he­ care about England if so why did he invest in U.S I­ think Becks uses the shirt for his own interests ...

    From Glenn T, on Mon 9 Feb 10:49PM

  16. Send his @#$% back to Europe. He did nothing MLS­ anyway. He failed to help the Galaxy to even make the­ playoffs. He's better surrounded by very good­ players and not very good other than that. Laters

    From zitrostars0920, on Mon 9 Feb 10:44PM

  17. Really taff? Then why has Capello been selecting­ Beckham to play for England over a year since his move­ to LA? (He even reinstated him as captain for one­ game.)
    Clearly Capello thinks that a match-fit Beckham­ is still good enough to play for England.
    The problem­ is that, over in the US, the M.L.S season is rather­ short so Beckham has come to play in an active European­ league during the US off-season, in order to keep match­ fit - else he would probably lose his England place. So­ he's over at AC Milan on a temporary (pre-season)­ loan which could be extended.
    Where did you read that­ Beckham wants to go into management later on? Are you­ just making stuff up to fit your theories?
    "I­ actually believe that he has been good for British­ football" - What a remarkable insight you have­ into this game.

    From Macaroo Mac, on Mon 9 Feb 10:34PM

  18. Beckham has to stay in Milan if he wants to have any­ chance of a say in the World Cup. He does not seem to­ be doing too bad there and the experience will help him­ in management. He is not the brightest light switched­ on tonight, but is much richer than me, and he will be­ a successful manager here in due course as he knows the­ game throughout.. His stupid, vain, boring, self­ obsessed wife can stay in LA with all her clothes as­ far as I am concerned. He could in fact buy himself out­ if he wanted. I think he must go for it. I actually­ believe he has been good for British football and we­ should thank him for bringing it on.

    From taff, on Mon 9 Feb 9:40PM

  19. "Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari wants to keep him­ as cover at Stamford Bridge"

    Haha, not any more,­ this means things should be interesting for Michael.

    From daniel, on Mon 9 Feb 9:38PM

  20. Even though Becks left United behind, i still rate him,­ i think England still needs him!

    From :), on Mon 9 Feb 9:27PM
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