DEIN TO SUPPORT TOON'S CLAIM FOR £20M
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OWEN COMPENSATION
Newcastle United's demand for £20m in compensation from the FA over the injury to Michael Owen is set to receive the influential support of David Dein.
The Arsenal vice-chairman was appointed President of the G14 group this week and immediately indicated that he would give the Toon's compensation claim his full backing as part of the heavyweight clubs' ongoing campaign against the inconvenience of international football.
The G14 will back Newcastle and support them and I hope they would support Arsenal if we decided to do something over Senderos.
Talks between Newcastle and the FA are already underway, Their claim for £20m compensation will centre around the financial cost of losing Owen for a minimum period of eight months.
Although the FA's insurers are willing to pay half of Owen's £103,000-a-week wages for a year, the Toon also want to be compensated for the deprecation in Owen's value due to the long-term implications of such a serious knee injury, and the cost of buying a replacement. They are likely to argue that, had Owen been available, they would not have bought Obafemi Martins for £10m. -
Thats what happens when you force a player to go to your club instead of the one he truly wants to move to
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Originally posted by Agenda:Thats what happens when you force a player to go to your club instead of the one he truly wants to move to
