London, Jan 27 : David and Victoria Beckham are at each other''s throats over the soccer ace's hopes of a permanent transfer to AC Milan.

Goldenballs Becks has told Posh he wants to stay with the Italian giants, where his loan spell has got off to a goalscoring start.

However, the ex-Spice girl doesn't want to uproot their sons from America to move to another non-English speaking country after an earlier spell in Spain.

Although, Posh has taken a step to compromise by offering to shift to London, which is closer Italy, Becks wants them all to live in the same city.

The couple's feud comes as the footballer's lawyers work behind the scenes to work out a possible escape route for him from his US club LA Galaxy.

The former England captain is due to return to Los Angeles on March 9, but has confirmed he is uncertain what will happen next, saying: "We'll have to see," reports The Sun.

And as for Posh-she flew home alone to America dressed all in black after a stay in Milan.

A source close to the couple said: "In many ways this will be the biggest test of David and Victoria's relationship.

"Does the family make the sacrifice for David so he can end his career in real style? Or does he have to accept they've moved around enough to follow his career?

"David's loving his football again. He's like a new man now he's back with a top European side. He's the happiest he's been for ages and is very keen to make his loan permanent.

"He wants to keep playing for England and thinks he's at the best club in the world to achieve that.

"But Victoria doesn't want to uproot the kids again, especially for another country where they speak a foreign language. The boys have lots of friends in Los Angeles and are happy at school. She was never really happy in Madrid and fears Milan will be similar.

"Ideally Victoria would stay in LA, although she is prepared to move back to London. But David wants his family with him in Milan. He loves the idea of being nearer to his parents. His mum Sandra is a huge support to him and with his dad Ted's recent heart scare he'd love to be just a short flight away." (ANI)