David and Victoria Beckham are moving back to England.

The couple - who are currently expecting their fourth child, a girl, together - are said to be planning a return home when the soccer star's contract with his current club Los Angeles Galaxy runs out at the end of the year.

A source said: "David and Victoria have made a real go of living in America and it's become a second home to them.

"They love Los Angeles and will always have a base there. But David's contract will run out soon and they've started thinking about the future. He's keen to finish his career at an English club if possible, though he hasn't ruled out other options.

"Victoria is torn because she's made so many friends in California and loves the lifestyle, but she misses her family in the UK a lot."

One reason behind their move back to the UK is the couple's desire to have their sons Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, eight, and six-year-old Cruz educated in England, with Victoria, 36, reportedly making a visit to private day school Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School earlier this week to discuss sending them there.

A source told the News of the World newspaper: "She hates the idea of them becoming stuck up and spoiled like a lot of American kids. And there's a part of them both that would love to see their kids educated at a UK school while they are in their teens."