David Beckham has been offered to A-League teams, with Football Federation Australia and several clubs keen to make it happen.

Earlier, the FFA confirmed it was in contact with a representative of Beckham in Australia over a possible 10-week guest stint, starting in January.

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"I spoke to the player's agent today and said to him it would be fantastic," FFA CEO David Gallop told Fox Sports' Kick Off program on Friday. "There would be some hoops to jump through. Clubs need to come forward and be the first point of contact.

"What we're thinking about is a guest stint. It would be fantastic but we're not getting ahead of ourselves at this point.

"The most I can say is we are talking about a 10 game guest stint and obviously that might whet his appetite to come back."

Lou Sticca, the man who heads Tribal Sports Management, organised the previous Beckham tours and was the driving force behind Del Piero's A-League signing, confirmed to foxsports.com.au that he was helping Beckham's management investigate opportunities in Australia, among several options. He wouldn't comment further, however.

Fox Sports football expert Mark Bosnich said it was crucial for Australian football to make the move happen.

"He's a quality footballer and always has been," said Bosnich. "He's interested, he wants to come here and it's a golden opportunity to secure his services. Let's make sure we do everything to make it happen.

"His sporting prowess is unquestionable, he’s won the European Cup, titles with Real Madrid, LA Galaxy."

Gallop said he would have no preference on where Beckham might play. "That's too hard to say... if he was happy with one of our 10 clubs then we'd be happy."

Fox Sports' Robbie Slater says Beckham in the A-League would be "an honour for the country."

"It just keeps getting better for the game," says Slater.

"It would be unbelievable – the boost it would give to the sleeping giant, as David Gallop put it, that’s now awakened and growing.

"We’ve had a fantastic start to the season and the level of the football is the best it’s been since the start of the competition.

“With Del Piero, we see him on the front and back pages once or twice a week - with Beckham it would be every day.

"What he brings is not only football but right across the spectrum of life and it would be an honour for the league and country to have him here."

Beckham is currently the third-highest earner in the MLS at $US4m per season. In his most recent deal he accepted a $US1.5m pay-cut from the Galaxy and it is believed that money would not be a primary reason for wanting to play in Australia.

His fortune is estimated at $260 and made $46m last year - the bulk from endorsements.

"If he can land this marlin, wow what a goal for him in his first week that would be for Gallop," said Fox Sports' Andy Harper.

Beckham has already been knocked back by Melbourne Victory, while Sydney and Melbourne Heart are considered the two most likely destinations for the former Manchester United and Real Madrid man, although Perth Glory went on the front foot when the news broke Friday.

Perth Glory CEO Paul Kelly said the club would "be mad not to seriously consider David Beckham."

"We are always happy to speak to players of the calibre of David Beckham, who would be great for the Hyundai A-League as illustrated by the effect of Alessandro Del Piero, Emile Heskey and Shinji Ono."

Western Sydney Wanderers executive chairman Lyall Gorman told Fox : "He is the sort of person who could smash the door open, especially commercially. Let's be serious, we've seen the impact of Del Piero, Heskey and Ono and there's no doubt someone like Beckham would be a fascinating proposition."

Andy Harper said several clubs might be able to afford Beckham.

"There are a couple of rich owners who might be teased and tempted," said Harper. "I'd be surprised if it doesn't go through more stages. This is no red herring, this is a red hot story, there's serious in interest in David Beckham to come to the A-League."

The Central Coast Mariners' official twitter feed said the club would "love to have David Beckham at the Mariners but would need significant help from FFA & others to make it happen."

Beckham, 37, has spent two other MLS off-seasons in Italy’s Serie A, and is no stranger to these shores. The former England captain attracted bumper crowds to play friendlies against Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix since 2007.

Beckham has been the poster-boy for American 'soccer' since his high profile move to Los Angeles from Real Madrid in 2007.

He played 116 games at the Bernabeu, after moving from Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League where he played 265 from 1993 to 2003, before being sold by Sir Alex Ferguson.

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