The England midfielder has a medial ligament injury and organised a scan in London at the weekend off his own bat.

The results of the scan were positive news and Beckham, who arrives in Los Angeles late next week for the start of his career in Major League Soccer, is hopeful of making his debut in the game against Chelsea on July 21.

Beckham's spokesman Simon Oliveira told PA Sport: "David had a scan on his injury at the weekend and that showed no long-term damage.

"With the right rest and rehabilitation he should be training as planned when he arrives in the States."

Beckham is currently on holiday but has taken a personal fitness coach with him in order to be in as good condition as possible when he joins the Galaxy, who are midway through the MLS season.

The 32-year-old played with the injury for England and Real Madrid last month and has been told that the break before he goes to LA could be enough to heal the problem completely.

Beckham flies to California next week, after making a visit to his football academy in Greenwich, London, and will be officially unveiled as a Galaxy player on July 13.

The result of the scan also removes any lingering uncertainty about whether he would be fit for England's friendly against Germany at Wembley on August 22.

His first competitive games for the Galaxy are set to be home matches against two Mexican sides: Guadalajara on July 24 and Pachuca four days later.

It is understood that Beckham is not concerned about the prospect of adding to his heavy schedule when he plays for the Galaxy in a one-off friendly with Australian A-League club Sydney FC in November.

The Football Federation Australia (FFA) have guaranteed the England midfielder will play during the match at Sydney's Telstra Stadium on November 27.

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