WEST HAM co-owner David Sullivan has revealed an ambitious plan to sign David Beckham.

The Hammers chairman admitted he would ‘love David Beckham’ to play at Upton Park next season, even if that means taking him on for the few months of the American off-season that begins in January. The LA Galaxy player has played with AC Milan for that period over the last two years, but Sullivan is keen to see if that situation is negotiable.

He told the Daily Mail: “I’d love David Beckham. He has a massive cult status in east London and still has a house near Bishop’s Stortford, not far from our training ground.

“He’s from Chingford, which is our heartland. We are the club of east London and Essex.

“If AC Milan didn’t want him in January and if he still wanted to do it, I’d love to have David Beckham for a few months through the American close season. He would have a tremendous impact. He seems a remarkable professional, as lean and fit as he’s ever been.”

The 35-year-old is currently recovering from an Achilles injury that has ended his World Cup hopes, although he will travel with the England party to South Africa.