Once he leaves, Michael Owen will have cost Newcastle United HALF of the £90 million Mike Ashley is expected to sell the club for this week, it has been revealed.
The People says Owen will be due to an extra £500,000 from cash-strapped Newcastle if he does not find a new club by August 1. The 29-year-old striker's four-year deal at St James' Park runs out on Tuesday and neither the club nor the player have shown much interest in a new one.
But Owen will still be entitled to another month's wages from Newcastle while he searches for a new club. And with Owen picking up a staggering £108,000 a week, it's not news Newcastle or their beleaguered fans want to hear.
By the time he leaves, Owen will have cost Newcastle £45m over four years - for a return of 30 goals.