David Beckham turns down PSG deal, looks to stay with Los Angeles Galaxy

The headline on the web page of L'Equipe, France's biggest soccer publication, said it all: "Beckham au PSG, c'est mort."

Superstar midfielder David Beckham's long-reported move to newly-rich French club Paris Saint-Germain will not take place, the French club said Tuesday.

After weeks of negotiations with PSG, the 36-year-old midfielder and former England captain decided he doesn't want to uproot his family from their home in Los Angeles, making it appear likely that Beckham will stay with 2012 MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy for at least one more season.

"David Beckham is not coming," PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi said at the Qatar Open tennis tournament. "We feel a little disappointed. But both sides agreed it would be better that we not do the deal ... maybe in the future."

Beckham's five-year contract with the Galaxy ended after he won his first MLS Cup in November. He was wooed by several clubs across Europe.

"David Beckham is in Los Angeles," al-Khelaifi said. "And he's going to stay there."

Beckham will try to finalize a new contract this week with the Galaxy, which was paying him an annual base salary of $6.5 million as part of the landmark five-year deal that brought him to Major League Soccer in 2007.

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