MILAN (AP) - AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says David Beckham's return to the Serie A team on a loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy in January is nearly ``100 percent certain.''

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``A great player will arrive, his first name is David, his last name Beckham,'' Galliani was quoted as saying by the ANSA news agency on Monday. Galliani made the remarks to Sky Italia.

``It is practically 100 percent certain, what's missing is the signatures, but there is total agreement,'' Galliani added.

The former England captain has long been linked with a second loan at Milan, where he performed well in a six-month stint last season. He wants to return to Europe to maintain his place on England's 2010 World Cup squad.

Beckham has helped the Galaxy reach the eight-team Major League Soccer playoffs for the first time in four years.

The Galaxy will play rival Chivas USA, which shares the Home Depot Center stadium with the Galaxy, when the Western Conference semifinals get under way on Sunday. Chivas will be the home team for the first match, and the Galaxy will host the return leg Nov. 8.

Beckham played on Saturday when the Galaxy clinched their first division title in seven years with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes.