David Beckham: "Owners want me to continue!"

David Beckham has told Sky Sports that manager Carlo Ancelotti and Paris St Germain owner Naseer al-Khelaifi have asked him to extend his stay at the French club by one more year.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder was signed by PSG in January this year on a five-month deal. Since then, the 38-year-old has made 11 appearances for the club, mostly from the bench. Beckham said:

“My contract does end after this season. People have asked if I am going to continue to play, if I am going to continue to play here. The owners, and the manager, have made it very clear they would like me to stay here and I am touched and honoured by that.

“When you join a club sometimes it takes time to bed in and get that relationship with the players, the staff and the fans, but thankfully it has happened pretty quickly here in Paris, and it has been an amazing time so far and one that is going to continue.

“I am enjoying this season so far and will enjoy it until the end of the season, hopefully we will be successful and then I will make a decision on what I do. But to be honest I am 38 in May and you get a reminder of your age every now and then, but I am still enjoying playing, I love playing and until that goes away I hope I can continue.”

Beckham recently joined Sky in a long-term partnership to increase grassroot participation in sports. But he insists he is yet to make a decision regarding when to hang his boots.

“People ask me at what point will I retire? And we will see.

“It is a question that keeps coming up but is something I am not thinking about right now. Until I decide that is the right thing to do – retiring is not an option yet.”