Beckham's advisers have stressed that his future is yet to be decided and he may, indeed, stay at LA Galaxy, but PSG and their Qatari owners believe this is simply out of respect for the MLS club as his contract there does not expire until Dec 31.

Beckham extends LA Galaxy spell David Beckham decides to remain at LA Galaxy after signing a new two-year deal with the club.

David Beckham set to sign new deal at LA Galaxy with Olympics clause 3.

So David Beckham, his five years at LA Galaxy done, is entering the courting stage with Paris St-Germain, now owned by Qatar, who have already revealed their priorities for signing him: not so much the need for a 36-year old midfielder, but coveting the Beckham "brand".

The footballer is poised to make a decision about the future of his career as his five-year contract at LA Galaxy is due to expire on December 31.

Chief executive at LA Galaxy, Tim Leiweke, said on July 2012 that Beckham's fame was so strong that even the then-next Chinese president Xi Jinping's security guards lost focus when the footballer walked into the room at a meeting in February 2012.