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Los Angeles Galaxy
midfielder David Beckham wants to join Tottenham Hotspur on loan,
according to the London club’s manager Harry Redknapp.

“He just said he’d
like to come and play here at Tottenham,” Redknapp told reporters after
Spurs beat Fulham 1-0 on Saturday to move up to fourth in the Premier
League.

Galaxy’s Major
League Soccer (MLS) season restarts on March 15. Former England captain
Beckham played on loan at AC Milan during similar breaks in 2009 and
2010.

“We’d have to (move fast),” said Redknapp.

“I’ve left it to
the people at the club (Spurs). I’ve passed it on to them. They’re
talking to whoever they have to talk to at his club.” Redknapp said
Darren Eales, Tottenham’s director of football administration, was
trying to persuade Galaxy to allow Beckham to join Spurs who are in the
last 16 of the Champions League.

“We’ll contact LA
Galaxy to see if they will let him go and if David is up for a
three-month deal, we will definitely be interested,” Redknapp had told
reporters on Friday.

Beckham, 35, said
in October he would not go out on loan again after missing last year’s
World Cup in South Africa with an Achilles tendon injury picked up
playing for AC Milan, who face Spurs in the Champions League first
knockout round next month.

Cover plan

The Londoner, who
has 115 England caps, has already turned down the opportunity to join
Everton on loan while Galaxy could also be reluctant to let him go
after last season’s injury.

However, Beckham
appears to have had a change of heart and wants a spell back in the
English top flight almost eight years after he left Manchester United
for Real Madrid.

He has maintained
his desire to play for his country and a temporary move to London could
appeal as he looks to force his way back into England manager Fabio
Capello’s plans.

Redknapp wants
Beckham to provide cover for fellow England right winger Aaron Lennon,
with David Bentley having struggled since his big-money move from
Blackburn Rovers 2-1/2 years ago.

“We’ve got no one else to play on the right,” said Redknapp. “David Bentley keeps picking up injuries on a Friday morning.

It’s a no brainer.” “I’m sure he (Beckham) can still do a great job at the top level otherwise I wouldn’t bother.

“He isn’t going to come here and get big money; we aren’t massive
payers at this club. But he wants to come over here to the freezing
cold and play football.”