LA Galaxy have ended negotiations for David Beckham to remain at Milan. "He will be back here on March 9 and we don't want to entertain any more conversations now.”
The Rossoneri had always said they had until March 9, the expiry of the loan deal, to work out a permanent move, but the MLS Commissioner Don Garber set Friday as the deadline.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"He will be back here on March 9 and we don't want to entertain any more conversations now," AEG President Tim Leiweke told the LA Times late Friday night. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"It is a distraction to [Galaxy Coach] Bruce Arena, the team and the fans and we move on. That's the last we're going to talk about this."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Milan are reportedly ready to raise their initial £5m to £10m, but Leiweke insists no figure will be enough now.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"They'll come back. Sure they will. But we owe it to our fans [not to consider it]. They've been reading all these stories and we lose credibility by the day. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“That's not fair. We owe it to Bruce and we owe it to the rest of the team. We're a month away from our season.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"They've never been in the ballpark. What they've tried to do is use David and use us. We're not going to play that game any more. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“This has been extremely damaging and distracting for our team. I've been as courteous and as gracious as I possibly can out of respect for David, but now it's time to move on. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“We need to get David excited about the team we're building here and coming back."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]It is unlikely, as the England international has made it clear on numerous occasions that he wants a permanent switch to San Siro in order to target the 2010 World Cup.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]This means any hope of a transfer has been dashed, but Beckham has still got his lawyers looking at ways to buy himself out of his Galaxy contract.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"I doubt it," Leiweke said. "I don't think that's his intent. Nor would I encourage him to even think about that."[/FONT]
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The Rossoneri had always said they had until March 9, the expiry of the loan deal, to work out a permanent move, but the MLS Commissioner Don Garber set Friday as the deadline.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"He will be back here on March 9 and we don't want to entertain any more conversations now," AEG President Tim Leiweke told the LA Times late Friday night. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"It is a distraction to [Galaxy Coach] Bruce Arena, the team and the fans and we move on. That's the last we're going to talk about this."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Milan are reportedly ready to raise their initial £5m to £10m, but Leiweke insists no figure will be enough now.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"They'll come back. Sure they will. But we owe it to our fans [not to consider it]. They've been reading all these stories and we lose credibility by the day. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“That's not fair. We owe it to Bruce and we owe it to the rest of the team. We're a month away from our season.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"They've never been in the ballpark. What they've tried to do is use David and use us. We're not going to play that game any more. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“This has been extremely damaging and distracting for our team. I've been as courteous and as gracious as I possibly can out of respect for David, but now it's time to move on. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]“We need to get David excited about the team we're building here and coming back."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]It is unlikely, as the England international has made it clear on numerous occasions that he wants a permanent switch to San Siro in order to target the 2010 World Cup.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]This means any hope of a transfer has been dashed, but Beckham has still got his lawyers looking at ways to buy himself out of his Galaxy contract.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]"I doubt it," Leiweke said. "I don't think that's his intent. Nor would I encourage him to even think about that."[/FONT]
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