Beckham to play for free at PSG

David Beckham has joined French Ligue 1 side Paris St-Germain and announced he will be playing for free. The ex-England midfielder, 37, signed a five-month deal and said he would be donating his salary to charity. "I'm excited, it's something we've been working on and talking about for quite a while," he said on Thursday. $render("advert","advert-companion","20405969"); $render("advert-post-script-load"); Archive: Beckham's England highs and lows require( { baseUrl"http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/ui/3.0.1/js/desktop/" }, ["empswitch"], function(empswitch) { empswitch.init(); } ); "I won't receive any salary. My salary will go to a local children's charity. That's one of the things we are excited and proud to do." He added: "It's something the guys [PSG management] do, but obviously it's a very good figure. That's one thing we're very excited about. To be able to give a huge sum to a children's charity in Paris is very special." Beckham has been without a club since leaving MLS side LA Galaxy in December and has been training with Arsenal. The former England captain had firm offers from 12 different clubs but has opted for Ligue 1's big spenders. Despite recently announcing he was to permanently base his family in London, Beckham always said he would make a decision on his next move based on "footballing reasons". PSG have spent more than £200m in the last 18 months, and are managed by Carlo Ancelotti - who was in charge of AC Milan during Beckham's loan spell there. They are also still in this season's Champions League and will face Spanish side Valencia in the last 16.