Beckham announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday but has been tight-lipped about his future plans after ending the season with French club Paris Saint-Germain.
The former England captain's contract with MLS, signed when he joined the L.A Galaxy in 2007, included an option to purchase an 'expansion franchise'.
Beckham's advisors, which include his management team, Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment, have discussed with the league some of the possible locations for an eventual team.
"There have been discussions with his advisors, his management, preliminary discussions," Major League Soccer executive vice-president of communications, Dan Courtemanche told Reuters on Friday.
Beckham's option, which would allow him to create a new franchise for a fee understood to be $25 million, well below the recent entry fees to the league for other expansion clubs, explicitly rules out New York City as a location for an eventual new team.
Beckham has, however, already taken on some commitments including signing up for 'ambassadorial' roles promoting football in China and encouraging people to play sports in a partnership with British pay TV company BSkyB.
But where that team could be based is a tricky question that is occupying the minds of the Londoner's advisors.
The South East of the United States is currently without an MLS team and Miami has been considered as one of the possible locations by Beckham's team.
"It is one of many markets that has been mentioned, so have other markets," said Courtemanche.
MLS commissioner Don Garber has frequently mentioned a desire to return to the South East though and there have been talks with ambitious lower division club Orlando City and with the owners of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
