ianrush Pass And Move - It's The Liverpool Groove Report post Posted July 15, 2005 (edited) Owen in bid for Anfield return Jul 15 2005 Exclusive By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo MICHAEL OWEN is desperate to make a sensational return to Liverpool. The former Reds striker wants to end his Real Madrid exile and Anfield officials have been alerted to Owen's fervent desire to rejoin the club he left last summer. A dramatic swoop hasn't been ruled out. However, Rafa Benitez has already made other arrangements in the transfer market and would need convincing to move for the 25-year-old striker. The European Champions have not budgeted for a bid for Owen, who joined the club as a schoolboy but decided to leave for Spain in an £8m deal last year. Although Benitez could be in the hunt for a proven goalscorer before the transfer window closes, that would depend on how much he could raise in player sales. His first priority is a target man, with Southampton's Peter Crouch still top of his wish list. Liverpool are interested in the possibility of arranging a year loan deal with Real Madrid for Owen, but that would require some skilful negotiation and appears to be an extremely optimistic option at this stage. Owen left with the Real Madrid squad for a summer tour of America yesterday, but he's anxious to return to England before the start of the season - and Liverpool are currently the only club which interests him. Model professional Owen has never publicly expressed any discontent about life in Madrid, but privately he's become increasingly disillusioned since leaving England. On the pitch, Owen's goal record defies the accepted view he's failed to make an impact in Spain. He scored 14 goals in 22 starts, but he's never completely settled and has found himself regularly on the bench, despite his impressive goal ratio. Owen scored 158 goals in 298 appearances of an Anfield career which began in 1997 and is seventh on the list of the club's all time goalscorers. Meanwhile, the Luis Figo saga should be resolved this weekend. The only issue now is Figo's pay-off from Real Madrid. The Spanish club are no longer demanding a fee for the Portuguese star. The 32-year-old midfielder is in the United States but will leave the Madrid tour when he's decided between Liverpool and Inter Milan. The Reds are now in Switzerland preparing for the clash with Bayer Leverkusen in Austria tomorrow night. Für die Ablösesumme zu der er letzte Saison nach Spanien gewechselt ist, würde ich ihn zurückholen. Vielleicht nimmt ja Real noch Josemi dazu . Zur Diskussion soll auch ein Leihdeal stehen und wir haben immer noch ein Vorkaufsrecht auf ihn. Baros könnte man vielleicht auch bei diesem Deal unterbringen. Vor allem glaube ich aber, dass MO wohl Angst um seinen Platz im Nationalteam hat, der sicher, sollte er heuer kein Stammspieler sein, zur Diskussion steht. Figo-Gerrard-Alonso-Zenden/Riise Morientes/Cisse-Owen Damit könnte ich gut leben. Edited July 15, 2005 by ianrush 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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