Newcastle put £8m Owen up for grabs
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Michael Owen's miserable stay at Newcastle will end during next month's transfer window if the club can find a buyer. Newcastle are ready to cut their losses on the England striker, who cost them £17million to sign from Real Madrid in the summer of 2005.
Manager Sam Allardyce has contacted Manchester City's Sven Goran Eriksson to see if he is interested in Owen. The two worked closely together during the Swede's five-and-a-half years in charge of England but although Eriksson is keen, City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has blocked any deal because of the 28-year-old's wretched fitness record since he moved to St James' Park.
Owen has started only 21 games since joining Newcastle. When his £105,000-a-week salary is taken into account, the deal has so far cost them more than £30m. Newcastle will want about £8m and fear the former Liverpool striker would be available for nothing at the end of next summer if he is not sold. There has been no sign of a contract extension and Owen is eager to be playing European football at this critical stage of his career.
Owen is expected to return against Derby on Sunday week after spending more time on the sidelines because of the damaged hamstring he picked up on international duty with England. Allardyce would prefer to do a deal towards the end of January, which would give Owen time to prove his fitness.
Newcastle will be without Obafemi Martins during the African Nations Cup next month and will need a ready-made replacement. Crucially, Allardyce has been told he has little cash for transfers during the January window and will have to generate his own finance. If he can find a buyer for Owen, he will be given the funds for new players. -
i'm not surprised that hes finally up for sale.. his fitness is terrible and he's so injury proned... i wonder if any of the top flight clubs are interested in him? Liverpool maybe??
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so cheap...
i in FM bought him for 30m leh
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poor thing...
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See lah?!?!
Act prima donna, dun want to sign contract extension at Liverpool when they offered you. Then Rafa sell you first thing when he come into the club. That season, Liverpool won Champions League while you were at home, being injured and all.
Want to come back to Liverpool still wanna act big shot, dilly dallying here until Liverpool decides they dun want you back then you no choice go New-kar-chng.
I dun feel sad for you Mickey Owen. -
owen has faded
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Should arsenal buy him?
I tink we should -
Since when has Wenger bought a player alrdy in his prime? An injury ravaged one some-more? I think Van Persie and Adebayor can finish the job alrdy.Originally posted by pierre^^:Should arsenal buy him?
I tink we should -
Owen still beri young lei
Value for money provided he dun get injured too much
the strikers can rotate la
4 strikers can nv be enuff, and somemore,
one is still young and learning
One is turning out to be sheva of Gunners
One continue to mis-hit 8 out of 10 chances
One just come back from injury -
28 is already in the prime of a playing careerOriginally posted by pierre^^:Owen still beri young lei
Value for money provided he dun get injured too much
the strikers can rotate la
4 strikers can nv be enuff, and somemore,
one is still young and learning
One is turning out to be sheva of Gunners
One continue to mis-hit 8 out of 10 chances
One just come back from injury -
or maybe pass his prime..
look at ronaldinho, he is remarked to be past his prime. -
its time he joins the relegation club.