David Beckham has arrived in Miami to finalise a deal to launch a Major League Soccer franchise in the Sunshine State.

After flying in from London yesterday, the former England football captain, 38, was seen relaxing by the pool of an exclusive hotel in South Beach.

And today, a source close to the star admitted he was going to spend the next few days meeting potential investors and trying to identify a site for a purpose-built football stadium, adding: 'We’re still in the process of analysing the deal and looking at sites and finalising investor groups.

'We're still in the planning stage, but there is a lot of excitement here.'