MICHAEL OWEN has run out of patience at Real Madrid and is ready to come home. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/mediawatch/drilldown/MW8578050716-0802.htm ------------- The England striker's advisers have made inquiries to gauge the level of interest at Manchester United and Liverpool, Mirror Sport can reveal. Owen, 25, has tired of playing second fiddle to Ronaldo in Spain. And with Real set to sign at least one more forward over the summer, his opportunities next season will again be limited. Newcastle and Blackburn have already stepped in with offers, but were dismissed out of hand by Owen, who has made it known he is interested only in Old Trafford or Anfield. It emerged yesterday that Liverpool were thinking over the prospect of a loan deal for the player they sold in August for ￡8m. The idea is being driven by the Anfield board, but it appears manager Rafael Benitez is not particularly keen, and would prefer to press ahead with attempts to sign Southampton striker Peter Crouch. And Madrid may take some persuading to loan out a player they could use in part-exchange as they pursue another frontman. Real would prefer to sell rather than loan, and have set Owen's price at the ￡18m. That is more than Liverpool could pay, leaving Owen's best hope of a return home seeming to rest with Manchester United, who expressed some interest. But with Sir Alex Ferguson chasing a top-class midfielder, Owen's asking price may be a stumbling block. United might be forced to splash out on the sort of player Ferguson is after. Michael Ballack is available from Bayern Munich, and while he has only a year left on his contract, he could still cost close to ￡15m. If that is the case, it would rule out a massive bid for Owen. But if Real can be talked into cutting their price and Ferguson is able to secure a central midfielder for a reasonable figure, United would definitely be interested in Owen. Madrid may be open to a swap deal involving Ruud van Nistelrooy, who would be allowed to leave Old Trafford if the finances worked out. Cash plus Owen in exchange for the Holland striker would be likely to clinch the deal for Real. Now Owen has made his position clear, there could be some serious negotiations over the next few weeks. Owen is expected to speak to Madrid president Florentino Perez during the club's tour of America, which got under way yesterday. Luis Figo will also be heading to England, after finally persuading Real to allow him to go to Liverpool on a free. The deal had stalled after Madrid initially demanded a ￡2m transfer fee. --------------------------------- 苦悶歐文尋求盡快離開皇馬 金童新驛站瞄準英超雙雄 http://sports.sina.com.cn/g/p/2005-07-16/18031669316.shtml ------------ 新浪體育訊　雖然歐文隨同皇馬開始環球拉練表演，但他在球隊中的位置並不穩固，週六 ，英國媒體紛紛報道稱，歐文離開皇馬的可能進一步增大，而他將來的驛站將在曼聯和 利物浦隊當中產生。 　　英國《每日鏡報》披露歐文的經紀人近來正和曼聯以及利物浦進行接觸，歐文現在不 願意繼續在皇馬無休止的擔任替補下去，如果下賽季引進羅比尼奧，那麼歐文的機會將進 一步減少。 　　歐文此前表示，他只會接受來自英超豪門俱樂部的邀請，因此紐卡斯爾和布萊克本的 邀請已經被拒絕。現在看來，歐文的去向將主要集中在利物浦和曼聯身上，利物浦提出了 租借方案，但被皇馬拒絕。 　　不過歐文現在的身價是1800萬英鎊，對於曼聯來說，價格過高，弗格森希望得到一名 超級前衛，合同和拜仁只有最後一年的巴拉克身價是1500萬英鎊，因此這意味老特拉福德 也有可能錯過歐文。 　　不過皇馬提出了用范尼來交換歐文的說法，在接下來的一周內，雙方會有更多更嚴肅 的接觸。不過對歐文來說，返回利物浦的最大阻力來自貝尼特斯，西班牙主帥更希望得到 高中鋒克羅奇而並非歐文，穿上紅軍球衣返回安菲爾德，對歐文來說這是一個難以實現的 夢。(湖底蒼月) -- 就情感方面,真的希望他回來...... 不過就目前紅軍的編制與貝帥的戰術, Crouch才是貝帥想要的... 要買的話也沒這筆錢, 8m賣出 現在再用18m買回來我們也太凱了..... 要讓他回來就只能希望能用租的吧... 拜託歐文不要去英超其他隊伍啊 會不忍心看他跟利物浦對打 --

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