Owen Going Nowhere?
‘WELL, you could knock us down with a feather at the news that Michael Owen might not be going to Real Madrid after all.
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Just two days ago, we predicted that the 24-year-old England striker would stay at Anfield and this morning we learn that we may well be proved right.
Both the Sun and the Mirror claim that the deal has hit a last-minute snag.
The latter says that both the potential make-weights in the move Samuel Etoo and Fernando Morientes appear to have ruled themselves out of a move.
Morientes came on as a sub and scored twice in Reals Champions League qualifier against Wisla Krakow which means that he couldnt play for Liverpool in this years competition.
And Etoo, who spent last season at Mallorca, could be off to Barcelona.
The Mail still thinks that Owens off, claiming that the Spanish giants will tie up both deals (Owen and Patrick Vieira) over the next 48 hours.
[Although, yesterday it was predicting that Vieira would be unveiled as a Real player within the next 24 hours.]
And it says that new Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez would be happy to see the back of him.
He has apparently told the board that the striker is not worth the £100,000-a-week he is paid and has privately (although clearly not very privately) been unhappy with his attitude in training.
While most of the action is happening or not happening – off the pitch, Manchester United last night won the first-leg of their Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Bucharest.
It is a measure of how far United have slipped down the European pecking order that the Sun says Sir Alex Ferguson can hail his players as heroes after a scrappy 2-1 win that kept them on target for the Champions League.
Meanwhile, the third Test starts today with Michael Vaughan suggesting that all-rounder Andrew Freddie Flintoff may be the best player in the world of cricket at the moment.
Hes on the crest of a wave and playing exceptionally well at the moment, the England captain tells the Mail ahead of the Old Trafford match against the West Indies.
So, expect a second-ball duck, then…’
Posted: 12th, August 2004 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
