Liverpool FC Forum

by **lakes10** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:53 am

England striker Michael Owen has hinted that he may opt to leave Real Madrid to safeguard his international prospects.
Owen has failed to command a regular place in the Real team and is concerned that his increasing amount of time on the bench may affect his England place.

"Sometimes I feel I am happy then the next week I might be on the bench and I am a bit low in myself again," he told The News of The World.

by **Ciggy** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:56 am

There are rumours he wants to come back but wants Stevie to stay at Liverpool aswell, whether this happens or not we shall see.

by **murphy0151** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:57 am

cisses_gona_get_ya wrote:There are rumours he wants to come back but wants Stevie to stay at Liverpool aswell, whether this happens or not we shall see.

Yeah and there are also rumours that Elvis is thinking about buying our club.

by **115-1073096938** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:08 pm

Owen, Morientes, Alonso and Gerrard.

The potential would be there.

I'd love to see it happen, but can anyone see it?

I don't think Rafa rates Owen to be honest. If it was me i'd pull out all the stops to get him back, he's been crying out for a player of Morientes style and class since he came through the youth system. He's also still at a good age.

by **liamac** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:15 pm

If its true then i think Raffa would sell Baros to Barca or an italian club to take Owen back . Whether or not SG would or will stay remains to be seen .
Top priority now is a centre back and wingers .

by **JBG** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:35 pm

Owen had his problems, particularly with complacency (he's admitted as such), in his lkast 2 years at Anfield, but I'd welcome him back. Owen alongside Morientes, with Cisse and Baros as backup would be a mouth watering prospect.

However, I'm not convinced it'll ever happen. Owen might leave Madrid, but I think he'll remain on the continent, and it wouldn't surprise me if he tried his luck in Italy.

by **Sean** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:38 pm

Can't see it happening unfortunately.

by **JBG** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:58 pm

Does anybody know for sure whether we have a first option to buy Owen back from Madrid (i.e. included in the deal that took him to Spain) and if so, on what terms?

by **LiverpoolMadman** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:53 pm

I don't think RM will let him go cheap and I don't think we need him . Remember we have Nando, Cisse , Baros and Polgoolle . They are good players .I think the best way is to buy a good, strong and hard defender Like sol campbell and terry and also someone in midfield to replace hamman and biscan .

by **Sean** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:56 pm

If Reyes is determined to return to Spain and Madrid want him I reckon Arsenal would be delighted to get Owen in exchange. I also feel Owen would fancy the move and play alongside Henry.

by **Ciggy** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:05 pm

LiverpoolMadman wrote:I don't think RM will let him go cheap and I don't think we need him . Remember we have Nando, Cisse , Baros and Polgoolle . They are good players .I think the best way is to buy a good, strong and hard defender Like sol campbell and terry and also someone in midfield to replace hamman and biscan .

Please get our players names correct its Pongolle.

by **lakes10** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:09 pm

John Barnes' Granny wrote:Does anybody know for sure whether we have a first option to buy Owen back from Madrid (i.e. included in the deal that took him to Spain) and if so, on what terms?

As I understand it we do , we must pay the same as what they did for him plus the cost of the of any players that were in the deal at the time, we do have first dabs on him but if he says he does not wont to come back then we dont.

by **LiverpoolMadman** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:25 pm

Aiyah , nevermind as long we know who is he ....

by **LiverpoolMadman** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:40 pm

Anyway, in short we don't need any strike , we need defenders and midfield .

by **Ade** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:03 pm

lakes10 wrote:
John Barnes' Granny wrote:Does anybody know for sure whether we have a first option to buy Owen back from Madrid (i.e. included in the deal that took him to Spain) and if so, on what terms?

As I understand it we do , we must pay the same as what they did for him plus the cost of the of any players that were in the deal at the time, we do have first dabs on him but if he says he does not wont to come back then we dont.

That's the way I recall it Lakes.

get him back and alonside Morientes. Mori's good enough to adapt to split striker role, Baros to me deserves a lot of credit for his attitude and 9 goals this season, but I don't think Rafa sees him as a long-term bet. He will happily go abroad and we could get the best part of 8m for him.

When we sold Owen I posted here that he would be back at the end of the season. I think he may well be, especially with the World Cup coming up next summer - he knows it's England's best chance to win a major tournament and he needs to be on top form the season going into it. Why would he go to Italy for that season - it's a graveyard for a lot of top strikers. He needs to be playing English football - I also think underneath that calm exterior he likes to be loved. You can see it in his comments about how important it is to him that the players and fans at Madrid like him, but the manager doesn't. He's also got JC and SG here.

Reports in the paper today that Madrid are close to signing Robinho. Owen knows he is on his way out.

That said, if Cisse's recovery is on track I'd still rather see us spend our main money on SWP and a CB.

Liverpool FC Forum

Owen frustrated with role at real

Who is online