Milan hopeful over Beckham stay

AC Milan are optimistic David Beckham will be able to extend his two-month loan with them from LA Galaxy.

The 33-year-old played 88 minutes of Sunday's 2-2 draw with Roma and Milan have been hugely impressed with him.

Milan technical director Leonardo told BBC Sport: "It was a fantastic match for David and he gave us a lot. We are very happy with him.

"We have an agreement that he will stay for two months (but) everything is possible. We will see."

The 2009 MLS season gets under way on 19 March, with LA Galaxy kicking off against DC United on 22 March.

Leonardo, a World Cup-winner with Brazil in 1994, had only expected Beckham to be able to play for an hour against Roma with the former England captain lacking recent match practice.

It was Beckham's first competitive match for three months since the end of the MLS season.

"We thought perhaps he could play for 45 or 60 minutes, but he played the whole match in a very important way," said Leonardo.