Beckham, officially 'rossonero'

* He denied that the purpose of his assignment beyond play to impress Capello

AC Milan officially announced that the English midfielder David Beckham will join the club next January 7, hired by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the U.S. league, and play until the end of the season in all Italian.

The entity 'rossonera' made official the signing with a communique on its website, after which both the club's general director, Adriano Galliani, as the footballer announced the transaction last week.

The footballer's lawyers arrived at the Lombard capital to meet with the leaders of Milan, and in a few hours agreed to the assignment until the end of the season, Beckham, who has offered to train and play in the overall Milan, according to Galliani.

According to Italian media, Milan had already been interested in the signing of Beckham on two previous occasions, the first when he signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2003 and the second when he accepted the offer from the Galaxy in July 2007.

The captain of England denied that the purpose of his transfer to Milan play away to impress the selection, Fabio Capello, but to keep in shape.

The former technician 'rossonero' praised the professionalism of Beckham and said that his assignment is a wisdom of the leaders "Milan".

The first news of the possible sale to set the Lombard former player of Manchester United and Real Madrid gave last Wednesday October 22 the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera ', which indicated that there had been meetings between the club and responsible Representatives of the footballer.

Galliani himself confirmed the same day the news and made it clear that the intention of Milan was that Beckham disputing both the Champions League as the Italian championship.

With its landing in Milan, Beckham, as famous for its football as a facet of his public appearances alongside his wife Victoria, complete a race in which he will have gone through three more winners of the teams from Europe and the most important Leagues English, Spanish and Italian.