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Man Utd close to Hargreaves deal


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Manchester United are closing in on Bayern Munich's England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, BBC Sport understands.

Sources in Germany confirmed reports in a German magazine that claim a deal is "close to being done".

United will pay £18m for Hargreaves, 26, and set a record fee for a player from the Bundesliga.

Hargreaves, a long-standing target of United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, will sign a four-year deal with the newly-crowned Premiership champions.

Bayern have promised to spend big following their failure to qualify for next season's Champions League, with chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ready to carry out "brutal and ruthless" changes to the team.

The German giants have struggled to keep pace with the spending power of Europe's elite, and Rummenigge and advisory board chairman Franz Beckenbauer hinted the sale of players like Hargreaves would fund their rebuilding process.

Beckenbauer said: "We'll have to invest a lot of money if we want to be at the top next year and succeed at home and abroad.

Rummenigge added: "All I can say is that there will be changes in every area of the team, some players will come and some players will go."

According to reports, Bayern will use the proceeds of Hargreaves' sale to fund a bid for Chelsea winger Arjen Robben.

Hargreaves missed Bayern's 5-2 win over Mainz because of a knee injury which means he could have already played his last game for the club after 10 years.

He has played a total of 145 league games and won the Champions League with the Bavarian side in 2001.

Beckenbauer, speaking recently on German television, said: "If it is right there is an offer of 25-30m euros (£17-20m), then I would seriously consider it.

"I think the board also think this way to satisfy the needs of the player."

Hargreaves has been a long-standing United target and the player has expressed a desire to play in England.

Credit - BBC Sport

So... Man U are actually willing to splash out and take the risk on him, this is the kind of move that is going to be brilliant or a complete flop. It won't be anywhere between.

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Hargreves 18m
Sidwell free

They both do the exact same, but one is an international, the other isnt.

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Mikk

I think Chelsea may have the better deal and i hope Sidwell does do well next season for them.

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Dmac

I wouldn't say they do the same, their is no doubt in my mind that Hargreaves is the better of the two... but he isn't worth £18M more than Sidwell that's for sure.

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The Phantom

Sidwells contract ran out, hence he went for nothing. He would have probably cost about £8m since it was Chelsea who were after him. Any other club possibly £5m.

It will be nice to see Owen in the Premiership next season. He and Michael Carrick will be a force to be reconed with next season, just sitting in front of the back four leaving, Giggs, Ronaldo, Scholes and Rooney to do their things. £18m too much? Well if United win the League or Champions League it wont be =]

Invictus

If Owen does want out of Newcastle I hope he has a career ending injury to compensate for the disgraceful lack of loyalty towards Newcastle. They paid out £300,000 for his surgery whilst paying him millions in wages and allowing him as much time as possible to fully recover and actually showing concern for the player rather than shoving himinto the side before he was ready and he repays them by wanting to exercise an 11 million pound get out clause. Seriously, I hope someone blows the thankless bitches knee out in the first game in a Man U shirt.

Mikk

Why are you discussing Michael Owen, i think Phantom was on about Owen Hargreaves
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Mikk is right, lol

Invictus

Just re read the post lol

Still apprently Micheal Owen wants out, I hope he gets crippled.

As for Hargreaves, he had one good World Cup for England, is he worth 20 million? Doubt it, but then again Carrick was remarkably over priced too, he'll to ok, for Utd and he's English which is a bonus. Come to think of it, Man Utd have a lot of British players in the first team squad.