Report: Beckham-to-Tottenham loan not dead

David Beckham is hoping to go out on loan during the MLS offseason.

The LA Galaxy’s David Beckham may yet still join English Premier side Tottenham Hotspur on a two-month loan.


Following Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Charlton in the FA Cup on Sunday evening, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp said he’s still “hopeful” that the club could still bring the 35-year-old midfielder to White Hart Lane.


“Hopefully it could still happen,” Redknapp told media, according to the Associated Press. “The situation is ongoing.”


Redknapp’s comments were a different tune than the one he had sung just hours earlier, when he had indicated that the Beckham deal was a “no-goer.”


“I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Redknapp had told SkySports News. “It would have been good to have him here available to play for us, but it couldn't happen. …It's not a problem, you just get on with it."


Instead, Beckham would only train with Tottenham until Feb. 10 to keep fit before returning to Los Angeles for the Galaxy's preseason, said a statement issued on the English club’s website.


Beckham will start training with the London-based club this week. The Galaxy haven’t officially confirmed anything regarding the loan deal, but have stated they want their star back by the start of the MLS season.