LA Galaxy Rumors: Beckham Leaving?

The L.A. Times ran a story this morning discussing the recently announced loaning of David Beckham to Italian soccer powerhouse AC Milan. This action has once again re-ignited discussion that Beckham may be going back to Europe, as some speculated might happen earlier this year when he trained with Arsenal in England. Unlike the Arsenal situation, this story has a bit more substance to it.

Two interesting tidbits that appear to give more credence to the possibility of Beckham moving back to Europe include the fact that AC Milan has the financial resources to buy a player with a huge contract like Beckham, and AC Milan management has not been shy about expressing their interest in Beckham. More interesting is the fact that former Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit was recently hired as a consultant by AC Milan.

If previous stories are correct and Beckham's camp was responsible for getting Gullit to L.A. in the first place, Gullit may be willing to return the favor and press AC Milan management to buy him to get him back to Europe, especially given his loony thoughts about a conspiracy against soccer within the U.S. sports market.

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