"It is very hard for me because I would like to help the team," the former England captain was quoted as telling sports daily ????Marca on Thursday.

"I'm desperate to play again. I don't know if I will but I've got to keep on training. I want to leave this club on a high."

Capello said Beckham would never play for Real again two days after the midfielder announced that he had signed a five-year deal with LA Galaxy worth 250 million US dollars.

The 31-year-old has been left out of the squad for every game since then. His last appearance for Real was when he came on as a substitute for the injured Guti in the 12th minute of their 2-0 defeat at Deportivo Coruna on Jan. 7.