David Beckham
LONDON (AP) ― David Beckham’s management company says reports the former England captain has agreed a deal to join Paris Saint-Germain are “premature.”
The 36-year-old former England captain has been in talks with the French capital club, but could still accept an offer to stay at the Los Angeles Galaxy where his five-year deal ended after winning his first MLS Cup last month.
“No agreement has been reached with any club yet ― talks of a deal are premature,” Beckham’s management company, XIX Entertainment, said in a statement to the Associated Press.
“David has yet to make a final decision on his future.”
The French media, though, seemed confident that Beckham will join big-spending PSG, with dailies L’Equipe and Le Parisien reporting in their Wednesday editions that Beckham has agreed a deal to join the club next month.
PSG’s wealthy Qatari owners have spent more than $111 million on players since buying the club in May.
While Beckham’s England career is effectively over, he is eager to remain playing for a top side so he can be considered for a spot on Great Britain’s squad for the 2012 London Olympics.
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