Chelsea skipper John Terry could be back in action in just a few days after fears were expressed that it could take several months for his injury to heal. Terry, who feared he could be out for weeks or months with sciatica, is now eyeing a return after a flying visit to a specialist in [...]
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Chelsea’s Ancelotti insists title race is still wide open
February 9th, 2010 |
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Carlo Ancelotti insists Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Arsenal has not reduced the fight for the Premier League title to a two-horse race between the Blues and Manchester United. Ancelotti’s side provided beleaguered captain John Terry with a much-needed boost at the end of a troubled week by
Ancelotti backs Terry to help survive crisis
February 4th, 2010 |
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Carlo Ancelotti has backed John Terry to come through his personal crisis and lead Chelsea to the title despite his side’s disappointing failure to overcome Hull City in a 1-1 draw at the KC Stadium. Terry’s week of woe showed no signs of improving as he was subjected to abuse on Humberside on
Chelsea make light of African players’ absence
January 18th, 2010 |
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Carlo Ancelotti believes Nicolas Anelka has shown he can cover for the loss of Didier Drogba following the striker’s two-goal display in the 7-2 thrashing of Sunderland. Drogba is on international duty with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving Anelka as the club’s senior striker
Football: Ancelotti not concerned by Chelsea slump
December 13th, 2009 |
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Carlo Ancelotti insisted Chelsea’s Premier League title challenge remains in robust health ahead of the busy festive period despite their sloppy 3-3 draw with Everton. The west Londoners’ aura of invincibility has taken a severe bruising in recent weeks, with the club knocked out of the
Terry says Chelsea boss Abramovich should spend big in January
November 17th, 2009 |
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England and Chelsea skipper John Terry has urged club owner Roman Abramovich to take advantage of the transfer ban reprieve and buy big to strengthen their squad.
Terry believes the club needs new players as they will lose Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Jon Obi Mikel and Salomon Kalou to the African Nations Cup in the [...]
Football: Ancelotti won’t get carried away by free-scoring Chelsea
October 29th, 2009 |
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Carlo Ancelotti played down Chelsea’s recent scoring run that has brought 13 goals in three games and warned his side will face a much sterner test at Bolton this weekend. Ancelotti’s team cruised into the last eight of the League Cup on the back of a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of Gary
Football: Only first place will do for ambitious Ancelotti
October 22nd, 2009 |
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Carlo Ancelotti warned his Chelsea stars that only first place will do after Salomon Kalou and Frank Lampard inspired a 4-0 Champions League rout of Atletico Madrid. Ancelotti’s side moved within touching distance of a place in the last 16 thanks to their clinical display against the woeful
Football: Ancelotti promises Chelsea crackdown
October 18th, 2009 |
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Carlo Ancelotti has pledged to eradicate the dreadful defending that is threatening to increase the pressure on the Italian after second successive Premier League defeat away from home. Saturday’s 2-1 loss here to Aston Villa combined with Manchester United’s win over Bolton saw Chelsea
Premier league is looking like a ‘two-horse race’: Ballack
September 23rd, 2009 |
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German midfielder Michael Ballack has said that this year’s English Premier League campaign is looking like a “two-horse race,†after just six games.
Chelsea and Manchester United emerged from Sunday’s derby at the top of the points table.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team has made a perfect start in the league while United has now beaten Arsenal, Spurs and [...]
Milan dismiss Chelsea Pirlo offer
August 1st, 2009 |
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AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani says Chelsea’s offer for Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is too low for them to consider.
Piro, 30, is being pursued by Chelsea, who have reportedly offered about £6.75m plus striker Claudio Pizarro.
"At this price Pirlo is not for sale," Galliani told Italy’s Sky television."
Meanwhile, a Salomon Kalou goal and an Alex Pearce own goal earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw at Reading after they had been 2-0 down with a minute left to play.
Carlo Ancelotti fielded a strong Blues side for their final pre-season match, but the new Chelsea coach is keen to bring in Pirlo, who he convinced to join AC from Milan rivals Inter in 2001, to his squad.
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Pirlo is a dead-ball specialist who has helped Milan win one Serie A title and two Champions League crowns. The playmaker was also in Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning squad.
If Ancelotti gets his man, Pirlo will become the club’s fourth signing of the summer, following Yuri Zhirkov, Daniel Sturridge and Ross Turnbull to Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile, Milan have joined Tottenham in expressing their interest in Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
The Dutchman had been set for a move to German side Stuttgart last week but that fell through due to his wage demands.
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said last week that he was interested in the 25-year-old striker, although any move for Huntelaar would be dependant on Darren Bent’s transfer to Sunderland going through. </p
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Terry: I never thought of leaving
July 27th, 2009 |
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• Defender confirms he will reject move to Eastlands
• Captain set for new deal worth £150,000 a week
John Terry is expected to agree an improved contract at Chelsea this week after the England captain finally broke his silence on Manchester City’s ambitious attempt to secure his services by committing his future to the London club.
City had a £30m bid for the centre-half rejected out of hand earlier this month but retained hope that Terry might agitate for a move to Eastlands for as long as he refused to comment publicly on the matter. The 28-year-old had privately been unnerved by Chelsea’s inability to secure a marquee signing this summer, and by two years of managerial upheaval since Jose Mourinho’s abrupt departure from the club, but insisted that leaving Stamford Bridge “was never a possibility”.
He had held talks with Roman Abramovich before the team’s departure for their four-match pre-season tour of the United States, but has since met the club’s owner and the chief executive, Peter Kenyon, for further discussions during their stay in the US as he sought assurances over their long-term vision at Stamford Bridge. Although Chelsea were always convinced that they would not lose the defender and believed they had an agreement in place with Terry, the player himself did not make up his mind definitively to stay until Saturday.
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The carefully worded statement released through Chelsea ahead of the team’s game against Club America will be the prelude for discussions to move on to securing the captain on improved terms likely to swell his weekly wage from £135,000 to nearer £150,000 – considerably short of what City were prepared to pay him – which should be signed before the end of the week. The new deal is not expected to extend the defender’s stay at the club beyond the three years still to run on his current contract.
“I am totally committed to Chelsea and always have been,” said Terry. “Chelsea have also made it clear to me consistently that there was never any intention to accept any kind of offer. When you are linked with any club, or with a manager [Mark Hughes] who I have huge respect for, it will always make headlines, but me leaving Chelsea was never a possibility.
“I know there has been comment that I should have made a statement earlier. However, throughout this period there have been numerous discussions between myself, the owner and the Chelsea board and we all agreed that the timing of any statement would suit everyone involved in those talks, not any outside influences or agendas. What is clear to me following those discussions is that Chelsea’s ambition remains as high as ever.”
That ambition has yet to yield either Franck Ribéry or David Villa, the players Terry suggested Chelsea should pursue in the wake of victory in the FA Cup final in May, though the club remain in the market for new blood. Securing their captain will provide a timely boost, particularly as Terry was genuinely intrigued by the project being put in place by the Abu Dhabi United Group at City, though Carlo Ancelotti insisted he was never perturbed by the issue. “There was not a problem because we have been sure that John stays at Chelsea,” said the Italian. “There’s never been a problem with this.”
The new Chelsea manager has already indicated he will build his team around its English core, typified by Terry, with the captain pinpointing the Italian’s influence as another reason to stay. “I am certain that he will take this club on to the next level,” he added. “Another important factor was knowing that Chelsea would be securing key current players for the long term. The strengthening of the squad around this core is crucial to pushing us on to greater success. I am as committed as ever to helping drive Chelsea forward and I will be proud to lead the team for as long as I can.”
The implications for City are less encouraging, though a move for Terry had always been hugely ambitious. Hughes still hopes to secure the Arsenal centre-half Kolo Touré, a long-standing target, as he seeks defensive reinforcements to complement the mouth-watering attacking resources already lured to Eastlands this summer.
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Anelka says letting Ronaldo and Tevez go will cost Man U title hopes
July 27th, 2009 |
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Chelsea and French striker Nicholas Anelka has said that Manchester United have shot their title hopes in the foot by letting go of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.
He also warned Alex Ferguson’’s side that he and Didier Drogba are out to get them.
The Sun quoted French star Anelka, as saying: “I don”t think United will [...]
Terry commits his future to Chelsea
July 26th, 2009 |
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• Terry had been linked with a move to Manchester City
• Defender says leaving Chelsea was ‘never a possibility’
John Terry has broken his silence over his future plans, stating that he is “totally committed” to Chelsea despite persistent interest from Manchester City. In a statement released on Chelsea’s official website, Terry said he had never considered leaving the club.
“There has been a lot of speculation recently about my future and I want to clear this up once and for all,” said Terry. “I am totally committed to Chelsea and always have been. Chelsea have also made it clear to me consistently that there was never any intention to accept any kind of offer.
“When you are linked with any club, or with a manager who I have huge respect for, it will always make headlines but me leaving Chelsea was never a possibility.”
Terry had previously refused to comment on his future despite almost constant pressure to do so over the past month. City had an initial bid for the defender turned down by Chelsea at the beginning of July and had continued to pursue the player publicly, with their manager Mark Hughes claiming that Terry was seriously considering the move.
“I know there has been comment that I should have made a statement earlier,” said Terry. “However, throughout this period there have been numerous discussions between myself, the owner and the Chelsea board and we all agreed that the timing of any statement would suit everyone involved in those talks, not any outside influences or agendas.
“What is clear to me following those discussions is that Chelsea’s ambition remains as high as ever. This has been further proved by the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti. I am certain that he will take this club on to the next level. Another important factor was knowing that Chelsea would be securing key current players for the long term. The strengthening of the squad around this core is crucial to pushing us on to greater success.
“I am as committed as ever to helping drive Chelsea forward and I will be proud to lead the team for as long as I can.”
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Terry ready to remain at Chelsea
July 23rd, 2009 |
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• Defender likely to resist Manchester City interest
• Will be offered improved contract at Stamford Bridge
John Terry has reached an agreement in principle to remain at Chelsea despite persistent interest from Manchester City, with the England captain expected to reaffirm his commitment to the club publicly before the weekend.
Terry maintained his silence on City’s interest in the wake of today’s comfortable 2–0 victory over Jose Mourinho’s Internazionale at the Rose Bowl, in which he was one of two players to feature for the full 90 minutes. But he departed the stadium saying he would speak “very soon” on the matter. Both Peter Kenyon, Chelsea’s chief executive, and Roman Abramovich, the club’s owner, are in the United States as the club’s four-match tour progresses, with Terry having spoken to both over the last few days.
Chelsea have indicated a willingness to renegotiate the player’s contract, aware that City – whose £30m bid was rejected out of hand this month – were prepared virtually to double his £135,000-a-week salary over a five-year deal if he swapped Stamford Bridge for Eastlands.
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However, Chelsea will wait until Terry has delivered his public statement of commitment before moving to secure the defender on improved terms. His representative is not due to travel to the US, suggesting nothing will be signed before the team return after Sunday’s game against Club America in Arlington, Texas.
The club’s hierarchy have consistently remained confident and “relaxed” on the issue over the last few weeks, despite City’s conviction that the England captain could still be prised away to join the swathe of players recruited by Mark Hughes this summer. Carlo Ancelotti insisted in the build-up to the game against Inter that he expected his captain’s future to be resolved within “one week”, while Terry’s team-mates are confident he will stay. “He’s our captain and we need him,” said Didier Drogba. “We know he’s going to stay with us and win more trophies.”
While Chelsea are unlikely to report money-flushed City for any illegal approach for Terry, the Manchester club’s interest – and the fact that the defender was clearly tempted on some level to consider a move there – should make next season’s confrontations between the sides intriguing. Not that all in Chelsea’s ranks are hoping they labour next term.
Ashley Cole expressed admiration for Manchester City’s ambitious moves in the transfer market this summer and even joked that he hoped they ousted his former club, Arsenal, from the Champions League places.
“This year might be tough for them but, next year, you never know given the guys they are buying,” said the England full-back. “The players they are bringing in are good quality. You never know – they may just gel, click, straight away and it’s magic. But you won’t really know until you see them play. I hope they do. I have friends there and I hope they do really well – and they finish above Arsenal.”
That was delivered with tongue firmly in cheek, though Chelsea’s own sights are set higher than merely a place in the top four. “Some players here might want to win the Champions League but, for me, winning the Premier League again is my main aim for the season,” added Cole. “That’s the best trophy to have. It’s the best league to play in and that feeling you have when you win it makes you realise it’s a great achievement for any club.
“It makes the players proud. It’s a tough old season in the Premier League and it’s only getting harder so, if you win the title, you are true champions. Sometimes, the best team doesn’t always win the Champions League. It depends more on how you play on a certain day. In the league you have to play consistently well.”
That remains the challenge for Ancelotti, who saw Drogba and Frank Lampard, from the penalty spot, dismiss Mourinho’s Inter in Chelsea’s opening game in the World Cup Challenge in front of 81,224 supporters at the Rose Bowl. The Italian is set upon giving his team the identity Abramovich thought they lacked at times last season but, despite winning Serie A only once in his eight-year reign at Milan, believes he can secure domestic silverware en route.
“I think I can win the Premier League for Chelsea,” said the Chelsea manager. “I am here for this [reason]. I am here to win and to play well. But it’s not only the victory that is important. I want to put entertainment into the team. Our style of play is very important. It’s too early to put my stamp on this team, but I have time to do this and I think it’s possible.”
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Terry gives Man City a miss, opts to stay on at Chelsea
July 23rd, 2009 |
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England and Chelsea football captain John Terry has decided to stay on at his club after reportedly reaching an agreement that will see his weekly wages rise from 130,000 pounds to 150,000 pounds, on par with key striker Frank Lampard.
According to The Sun, negotiations on a new contract are at an advanced stage and an [...]
Drogba set to sign new Blues deal
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is set to sign a new three-year deal, according to Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti.
The 31-year-old scored the first goal in a 2-0 friendly win against Inter Milan in the United States on Tuesday.
"Drogba is a very important player for us and we want him to play for Chelsea," said Ancelotti.
"He’s irreplaceable, as no other striker in the world can do the same job. I’ve spoken with Drogba and he’s told me he’s happy to stay."
The Ivorian forward, who has scored 94 goals in 216 games for Chelsea, notched the first goal against the Italian champions after only 11 minutes of their World Football Challenge match at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.
He received a pass from Frank Lampard with his back to goal and turned and fired home from 20 yards. Lampard added the second from the penalty spot just after half-time as Chelsea dominated in front of 81,244 spectators.
The new deal would extend Drogba’s stay in west London to 2012 and after the game he reiterated the players’ belief that Chelsea captain John Terry, who is being targeted by Manchester City, would also stay at Stamford Bridge.
"He’s our captain and we need him and we know he’s going to stay with us and win more trophies," Drogba told ESPN.
However, one player who looks set to be leaving Chelsea is Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko.
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The 32-year-old has one-year left on his contract but Ancelotti stated: "I speak to Shevchenko every day and the situation is this: he’s with us until 31 August and then, together, we will make a decision.
"But I don’t know what will happen as the club has not received any offers."
Shevchenko cost Chelsea a club record £30.8m when he was signed in 2006 from AC Milan, where he returned last summer for a season-long loan deal.
Ancelotti believes he has already found a replacement for Shevchenko in the form of Daniel Sturridge, who scored in his first Chelsea game, against Seattle Sounders, on Saturday.
The 19-year-old joined the Blues earlier this month from Manchester City and a transfer tribunal will decide the fee.
"He has good quality and we expect him to have a good season," added Ancelotti.
"To score a goal in his first game is good for him and for us. He has a lot of quality as a striker who is quick and intelligent with his movement for others – I like that.
"He’s not a star. He’s a very good young player and we believe in young players at this club. He will be in the first team this season." </p
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Milan keen for Beckham to return
July 21st, 2009 |
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AC Milan are eager for England midfielder David Beckham to repeat his loan spell at the club this season.
Beckham, who plays for LA Galaxy in the United States, spent five months on loan with Milan last season at the end of the Major League Soccer campaign.
"The most likely hypothesis is that Beckham plays for us from January until the end of the season," said Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani.
"Then he returns to America without all the fuss that happened last March."
But Galliani dismissed speculation that the Italian giants would try to buy Beckham, who has suffered a negative response from some Galaxy fans on his return to LA.
A price in the region of £11.2m has been mentioned for Beckham, but Milan said "insurmountable financial obstacles" would restrict their involvement with him to another loan deal.
"I hope to return to play for Milan"
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"There’s no possibility for him to come sooner," said Galliani.
"David knows that the doors of (the club’s training ground) Milanello are always open for him, his lawyers also know that.
"I hope he returns in January, but before then he won’t because that’s when the market reopens even though he finishes there at the end of November.
"There are insurmountable financial obstacles. Before January there’s no possibility."
Beckham said he had been told by England boss Fabio Capello that he needed to be playing in one of the top leagues in Europe in order to stay in his plans for next year’s World Cup in South Africa, should England qualify.
And the former England captain said he would be delighted to play in Serie A again.
"I hope to return to play for Milan," he told the AC Milan website.
"They have remained in my heart and honestly I am confident I will greet them again in November.
"It’s really pleasing to see that I have left good memories."
Milan coach Leonardo has also expressed his hope that Beckham will be able to play for his side later in the season.
Beckham has also been linked with Premier League sides Tottenham and Chelsea, who are now managed by former Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti.
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The possibility of Beckham leaving LA Galaxy prematurely has been raised after he was booed by sections of the crowd in his first home game for them since his spell with Milan.
He was jeered during Sunday’s friendly – against Milan – and even confronted one particularly vociferous spectator.
"The majority of fans have been great," said Beckham, who had upset Galaxy fans with previous comments that he would have preferred to stay at Milan than return to the MLS.
"It was only one or two that, you know, it was to be expected.
"Sometimes it goes beyond it. I tried to shake one of the guy’s hands but he didn’t want any of it. That’s the way it is."
It marked the end of a turbulent week for Beckham since his return to the United States, who also had to placate team-mates following comments by Galaxy captain Landon Donovan.</p
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Tevez completes move to Man City
July 14th, 2009 |
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Manchester City have confirmed the signing of former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez, who will hold a 1400 BST news conference on Tuesday.
The Argentine, 25, left Old Trafford last month and will sign a five-year deal following a medical.
City depart for a three-match tour of South Africa on Wednesday.
"It’s terrific news," said boss Mark Hughes. "He’s an international of the highest class who possesses all the attributes to help drive us forward."
Hughes added: "This is yet another deal that shows the commitment of the owner to make this club the very best it can be."
Tevez, who will wear the number 32 shirt at Eastlands, spent a season with West Ham before joining Manchester United on an extended loan deal in 2007.
His move to Old Trafford ended a long-running saga following complications with West Ham’s registration of the player.
"He is not only outstanding technically but he is a reliable goal scorer"
Mark Hughes
The Premier League has ratified all the paperwork regarding his move to Eastlands having been assured City have sole registration of the striker.
Tevez, the only player to win the South American player of the year award three seasons running, won the Olympic gold medal with Argentina in Athens in 2004.
He was at Old Trafford as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side lifted successive Premier League titles, becoming a crowd favourite as he scored 34 goals in 99 league and cup starts.
Tevez will become one of a select band to have joined both Manchester clubs and he could re-visit his former club at the Old Trafford derby on 19 September.
"He is not only outstanding technically but he is a reliable goal scorer and someone who will contribute fully to the team ethic," Hughes added.
"He gives us another exciting, attacking dimension."
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United said in June that they were willing to pay the £25.5m to turn the striker’s two-year loan move into a permanent five-year deal but Tevez decided to move on.
Speaking after Tevez’s decision to leave Manchester United, the player’s advisor Kia Joorabchian said: "He has to sign the next five years with a club he believes has got ambition to go forward in the Premier League, a club with history and one that really wants to achieve things."
Argentine international Tevez scored 15 goals last season but was often on the bench for key games and was wary of not getting enough first-team football ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Manchester City’s summer spending so far has seen them sign striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn for £18m and Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry for £12m.
But a proposed bid for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o fell through – even though reports suggested the club was willing to make the Cameroon international the highest-paid player in the world, earning £250,000 per week.
There have also been rumours that Chelsea captain John Terry is on Manchester City’s wish-list, although Stamford Bridge boss Carlo Ancelotti insists the England defender is not for sale at any price.
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is understood to be in talks over a move to Eastlands.</p
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Beckham in Premier League U-turn
July 14th, 2009 |
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Former England captain David Beckham would consider a return to the Premier League to boost his chances of playing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The 34-year-old midfielder, who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, said he would never turn out for another English side when he left Manchester United in 2003.
But in a U-turn, he stated: "Never say never. I would definitely consider it.
"When I left my heart was in Manchester – I couldn’t see myself playing against United. Now I wouldn’t rule it out."
Beckham has a five-year Major League Soccer contract, which began in 2007 and allows for him to spend the off-season on loan at a European club.
"We’re getting past it, we’re moving on. I regret the way that I went about this process and I also regret some of the things I said"
Galaxy captain Landon Donovan on his falling out with Beckham
He has only recently returned to the United States following a five-month spell with AC Milan.
His interest in a return to England is likely to spark rumours of a move to Chelsea this winter after he impressed new Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti, who was Milan coach during the player’s time in Italy.
However, a return to Serie A seems the more likely move.
"Obviously, Milan expressed that they want me to go back, so I don’t see any reason why that would change," added Beckham, who left Old Trafford to join Real Madrid.
"We’ll have to wait and see. I hope to be going back there."
And Beckham, who is England’s most capped outfield player with 112 appearances, has reiterated his desire to see out his Major League Soccer contract.
"I intend to stay until the end of my contract and maybe further," he confirmed.
"I’ve always said that. I’ve always said, even when I went to Milan, that I’m committed to the Galaxy and to MLS, and that hasn’t changed."
Beckham is currently trying to mend relationships with players and fans in Los Angeles that soured after he opted to stay in Italy rather than return to the US for the start of the MSL season.
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His Galaxy team-mate Landon Donovan suggested Beckham had shown a lack of commitment and that his level of dedication to the club had waned since his arrival in July 2007.
The duo met, along with manager Bruce Arena, when Galaxy training resumed on Monday, and Beckham said: "I’m not going to talk about what was said. That was between me, Landon and the manager but we had a good talk."
Donovan too is keen to put recent events behind him, adding: "We’re getting past it, we’re moving on.
"There’s a lot of things I regret. I regret the way that I went about this process and I also regret some of the things I said.
"Some good will come out of it. I really believe that. I believe we’re getting to the bottom of things we needed to." </p
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