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{ Beckham trained with Spurs during the Major League Soccer off-seasonManager Harry Redknapp has insisted David Beckham is "welcome back any time" at Tottenham after the midfielder returned to Los Angeles Galaxy.

Beckham trained with Spurs during Major League Soccer's off-season although a proposed loan move fell through.

Redknapp has no immediate plans to sign the 35-year-old when his MLS contract expires in November but a further training spell could be arranged.

"He's been great to have around, he's welcome back any time," Redknapp said.

Beckham had hoped to turn out for Spurs when he began his six week training spell with the club in January but negotiations between the Galaxy and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy broke down.

When you get a lad who wants to come here and train every day when he could be sitting at home having a month's rest, it tells you everything about him

And speaking ahead of Tuesday's Premier League game against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road Redknapp admitted that there have yet to be any discussions about a potential return for the former England captain.

"I think he would like to see what the future holds for him," he reasoned.

"I've not looked into bringing him back in November.

"He can still play, he still pick a pass out. I've not looked into bringing him back in November - the chairman would need to look at that, I don't know what the financial side of it would be."

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder should feature in the Galaxy's season opener against Seattle Sounders on 15 March.

And commenting on Beckham's willingness to uproot to London for six weeks of training Redknapp said: "He's a busy lad, his life must be unbelievable, but when you get a lad who wants to come here and train every day when he could be sitting at home having a month's rest, it tells you everything about him."

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LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - David Beckham bid farewell to Tottenham Hotspur by treating the club’s players and backroom staff to a pie and mash dinner, manager Harry Redknapp said on Monday.

Beckham, who is returning to the Los Angeles Galaxy, has been training with Spurs for the past six weeks to get fit for the start of the new Major League Soccer season in the United States.

The midfielder left Spurs after training on Monday, but not before ordering in pie and mash, a traditional working-class London meal. Redknapp teased reporters at the club’s training ground when he said: “You don’t know what it is.

“It’s only us Cockneys that know—I had three actually; I nicked an extra pie. I was brought up on it in the East End, it was fantastic.

“He had them delivered but I think some of the foreign lads were not too sure what to make of it—so we had their portions!”

Redknapp had intended Beckham to play for Spurs on loan but the deal fell through last month. Redknapp, however, has since hinted Beckham could play for the Premier League club in future.

Tottenham travel to Blackpool for a league match on Tuesday and would climb to third place in the table, behind Manchester United and Arsenal, with a third successive away league win.

Redknapp is battling with a long injury list, which worsened on Sunday when forward Rafael van der Vaart was ruled out after aggravating a calf problem in training.

Redknapp thinks the Dutchman will be fit to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on March 6 and is confident he will be fit for the Champions League clash with AC Milan at White Hart Lane three days later.

Gareth Bale will also miss the game at Blackpool, as will Jonathan Woodgate, who picked up a groin injury in Milan last week on his first appearance for the club in 15 months.

Vedran Corluka, who suffered an ankle injury following a two-footed challenge from Mathieu Flamini at the San Siro, is another absentee, but Luka Modric is expected to play after showing no after-effects from his appendix operation.

(Reporting by Mike Collett; Editing by Stephen Wood. To comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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{ A MOTORIST whose car broke down was shocked to find David Beckham pulling over to help him.The father-of-two said he was in "absolute awe" after the footballer stopped to give him a hand on a Hertfordshire roundabout. Paul Long said the former England captain was the first driver to offer assistance when he had problems with his car in Ware yesterday.

"I couldn't believe it," said Mr Long, who was taking his two children to school. "He asked if we were OK and pushed the car to safety. We were stuck on the A10 roundabout for about ten minutes, which was pretty dangerous. He got us out of a sticky situation."

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LONDON (AP)—Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp still wants to sign David Beckham and is prepared to wait until the former England captain’s contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy expires in November.

Redknapp’s attempt to sign Beckham on loan last month faltered and the midfielder only trained with the north London club. But Redknapp says he could try again, even though Beckham will be 36.

Redknapp says he loves the way Beckham plays.

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