David Beckham will stay on loan at AC Milan for the rest of the Italian football season before returning to Los Angeles Galaxy although his long-term future remains unresolved.
A Galaxy statement says the deal "has been funded jointly by Milan and the England midfielder himself".
The 33-year-old joined Milan on a two-month loan in January and had been due to return to Galaxy tomorrow, however, the original deal technically had to be until June meaning the clubs could now agree to a new deal outside the transfer window.
He will then return to Los Angeles but neither club made any mention of what would happen at the end of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) season in November.
The world's most marketable player joined Milan in a bid to safeguard his England place during the long U.S. close season from October to March.
The plan worked and the former Manchester United winger equalled Bobby Moore's England outfield record of 108 caps when he played in last month's friendly defeat in Spain.
Milan, third in Serie A and out of the UEFA Cup, tried to buy him outright but could not agree a fee with Galaxy after weeks of wrangling.
