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England international David Beckham will join AC Milan on loan in January, the Italian club said on Thursday.
The former England captain will join the team from January 7 when the Serie A season restarts following its winter break.
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliano had revealed earlier in the day that he was due for talks with Beckham's lawyers, who were in Milan, and now a deal has been agreed.
"Beckham has become a reality, it's no longer a dream," announced Galliani triumphantly.
Beckham is due to be unveiled officially on December 21 and eight days later will head out with the team to Dubai for a training camp.
He could then make his Serie A debut against against AS Roma in the Italian capital on January 11, however he won't be staying beyond a two- to three-month loan period.
"No-one has ever spoken about a permanent transfer, it's not a practical hypothesis because he has a contract with Galaxy who don't want to let him go, they (Beckham and his wife) like it there and he has a myriad of sponsorship contracts," added Galliani.
"Beckham's not coming here to mess around but to play football and he's fully aware of that."
The seven-time European champions first revealed the possibility of the loan move last week after rumours circulated that Beckham would train with the Italians during America's Major League Soccer off-season.
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