West Ham offer Beckham 'open invitation'

Fabio Capello may no longer have any use for David Beckham but West Ham have sent the former England captain an open invitation to join the club.

Capello announced that Beckham, who has won 115 caps, does not form part of his plans as England head into their Euro 2012 qualification campaign.

West Ham co-chairman David Gold first approached Beckham's representatives at the end of last season about taking the 35-year-old on loan.

While Gold admitted a playing move is unlikely, West Ham want to use Beckham as ambassador to help them secure a move into the new London Olympic Stadium.

"We showed interest at the end of the season and asked would he come and join us, maybe just for half a season on loan," Gold said.

"Sadly, his commitments are such that this is probably not going to happen now. The January transfer window doesn't look possible, but we still have an open invitation to David to join us."

Prime Minister David Cameron has joined many of Beckham's former colleagues in paying tribute to the midfielder, who began his international career 14 years ago in a 3-0 win over Moldova.