Beckham Disappointment?

There it was. Written in a corner of the sports section. "Impasse as Milan won't pay more than US$3m for Becks". Not really surprised, I read the article.

The character-driven story revolves around David Beckham, about his transfer woes and about his desire to play for England. After his short loan spell at AC Milan, the coaches were impressed and wanted to make the loan a permanent move from LA Galaxy. Still, they were not willing to pay the proposed US$12m from LA Galaxy for the 33-year-old England international.

David Beckham has expressed publicly his desire to remain in Italy to play for AC Milan. Playing with the world's best footballers may well increase his chances to play for the national team. The tug-of-war ended for the time being as the transfer window for the MLS closed. Beckham has to stay at LA Galaxy until the next transfer window opens. There is also a get-out clause in his contract for LA Galaxy for the end of the next MLS season.

The chief of LA Galaxy has been quoted as saying the offer was ridiculous. He pointed out a few reasons as to why he could not sell Beckham, especially at such a cheap price. Among the few reasons were loss of jersey sales, decrease of fans, sponsor compensations and others.

I think that Beckham will not be able to leave LA Galaxy easily. He will be able to leave only when he ends his contract. LA Galaxy seems keen on keeping him for various reasons. As for Beckham, he might feel disappointed that he failed to play for the Italians. This might decrease the chance that he will play for England. He was first loaned to AC Milan to guarantee his fitness for the national team. Now that he is not able to play for AC Milan, the chances may well decrease a lot.

Even though if the two teams reach an agreement to let Beckham transfer to AC Milan now, it will still be too late. The transfer window has been closed as the MLS season kicks off on 22 March. So all Beckham can do now is wait and play as before for LA Galaxy. What else can he do?