Hargreaves set on Man Utd switch
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Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves will insist he wants to leave the club for Manchester United, BBC Sport understands.
The 25-year-old is keen for the switch and told German magazine Sport Bild: "The offer from United is fantastic."
Bayern say they are determined to keep him but Hargreaves will reaffirm his stance when he returns to Germany after England's friendly against Greece.
There have been preliminary talks and United appear willing to offer £13m.
But Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness said: "Hargreaves is not a subject of discussion.
"Owen has a contract until 2010 and he will complete it. The issue is closed."
Bayern would be reluctant to sell Hargreaves after fellow central midfield star Michael Ballack left them to join Chelsea at the end of last season.
Bayern coach Felix Magath added: "I am not planning to get rid of any players, particularly not Hargreaves - it has never been an issue."
But Hargreaves is keen for a move to go through and seize on his raised profile in England following his combative and tough-tackling displays during the World Cup.
He was seen as England's player of the tournament and will start in the friendly against Greece in new manager Steve McClaren's first game in charge.
Hargreaves said: "To play (for Manchester United) is a great opportunity and I would be happy if I got that chance.
"Particularly as an England international, it's of interest and you never know if such an opportunity will arise again.
"Now is the time to take the next step to develop even further."
Hargreaves has been at Bayern since moving to the club from Canada as a 16-year-old in 1997 and Hoeness is determined to keep him.
He helped Bayern to the Champions League title in 2001 and has also won four Bundesliga titles with the club.
His inclusion in former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's sqaud for the World Cup raised eyebrows after he had failed to establish himself since his international debut against Holland in August 2001.
But he was in impressive form in Germany and starred when he played against Sweden and Portugal.
Hargreaves has been linked with numerous Premiership clubs over recent years, including Arsenal, Tottenham and Middlesbrough all which he have turned down to stay with Bayern. -
Whenever United or Chelsea is involved in the transfer market, prices for them are inflated.
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Not really if its as mentioned $13m cos he is 25 yrs old only, so still got many years to play. He was voted England's best player at the World Cup. Better than Gerrard or Lampard, these 2 will come with a transfer fee of $30m each so $13m still a bargain. But if it was from an english club to another english club it would have costed more.Originally posted by Takumi2eLimit:Whenever United or Chelsea is involved in the transfer market, prices for them are inflated.
Anyway, Hargreaves is still younger than Gerrard and Lampard and he played in last nightÂ’s 4-0 win over Greece and he was voted "Man of the match" even tho Gerrard and Lampard were playing. -
1 good game doesn't maketh a man....
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how he know the offer from manu when his club havent agree to let manu talk to him?Originally posted by zocoss:Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves will insist he wants to leave the club for Manchester United, BBC Sport understands.
The 25-year-old is keen for the switch and told German magazine Sport Bild: "The offer from United is fantastic."
Bayern say they are determined to keep him but Hargreaves will reaffirm his stance when he returns to Germany after England's friendly against Greece.
There have been preliminary talks and United appear willing to offer £13m.
But Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness said: "Hargreaves is not a subject of discussion.
"Owen has a contract until 2010 and he will complete it. The issue is closed."
Bayern would be reluctant to sell Hargreaves after fellow central midfield star Michael Ballack left them to join Chelsea at the end of last season.
Bayern coach Felix Magath added: "I am not planning to get rid of any players, particularly not Hargreaves - it has never been an issue."
But Hargreaves is keen for a move to go through and seize on his raised profile in England following his combative and tough-tackling displays during the World Cup.
He was seen as England's player of the tournament and will start in the friendly against Greece in new manager Steve McClaren's first game in charge.
Hargreaves said: "To play (for Manchester United) is a great opportunity and I would be happy if I got that chance.
"Particularly as an England international, it's of interest and you never know if such an opportunity will arise again.
"Now is the time to take the next step to develop even further."
Hargreaves has been at Bayern since moving to the club from Canada as a 16-year-old in 1997 and Hoeness is determined to keep him.
He helped Bayern to the Champions League title in 2001 and has also won four Bundesliga titles with the club.
His inclusion in former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's sqaud for the World Cup raised eyebrows after he had failed to establish himself since his international debut against Holland in August 2001.
But he was in impressive form in Germany and starred when he played against Sweden and Portugal.
Hargreaves has been linked with numerous Premiership clubs over recent years, including Arsenal, Tottenham and Middlesbrough all which he have turned down to stay with Bayern. illegal tapping??? -
Transfer nut Fergie would probably up the stakes by placing >16 million.
That is if he really wants Hargreaves.
Cos United will most probably stop pursuing if the rumours start going around.
Cheers.
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wanna buy quick buy.
else chelsea steps in and say they are interested, man utd can forget it. -
weiqimun <- did you watch the world cup???
I don't know whether you support Gerrard or Lampard, none was voted best english player of WC. -
chelsea, is running out of space.
this season, they brought one striker and 3 MF, right? -
Obviously you may be quite ignorant of a lot of things... Man u did not approach him directly... They may have already contacted Bayern Munich with regards to him and Bayern have an obligation to inform him (Hargreaves) about any offers regardless if they want to sell him or not.Originally posted by BrUtUs:how he know the offer from manu when his club havent agree to let manu talk to him? illegal tapping???
He told the German magazine Sport Bild: that he is keen for the switch before he even came back to England for the friendly.
Bayern have said they are determined to keep him, so to sell or not to sell its up to them unless they don't mind having an unhappy player in their team since Hargreaves will reaffirm his stance.
Anyway, if the deal don't happen, there is always Senna right...
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offer here i means personal offers(contract details n other crap abt joining manu)... actuali they dun hv to tell him if they are gonna reject it.... u got crystal ball can see the whole world? seems tat u tink everything tat was put up by the press was true....Originally posted by zocoss:Obviously you may be quite ignorant of a lot of things... Man u did not approach him directly... They may have already contacted Bayern Munich with regards to him and Bayern have an obligation to inform him (Hargreaves) about any offers regardless if they want to sell him or not.
He told the German magazine Sport Bild: that he is keen for the switch before he even came back to Englang for the friendly.
Bayern have said they are determined to keep him so to sell or not to sell its up to them unless they don't mind having an unhappy player in their team since Hargreaves will reaffirm his stance.
ignorant?? watever prof.... -
First of all, I just wondered, What give you the impression that a personal offer has been made to him? Hmmm... Crystal Ball?Originally posted by BrUtUs:offer here i means personal offers(contract details n other crap abt joining manu)... actuali they dun hv to tell him if they are gonna reject it.... u got crystal ball can see the whole world? seems tat u tink everything tat was put up by the press was true....
ignorant?? watever prof....
Is it from the statement "The offer from United is fantastic." ? This is just a very General Statement.
If you came to that conclusion just base on that statement then i am afraid you may be reading too much into it... And your idea of "actuali they dun hv to tell him if they are gonna reject it" is wrong. A club have an obligation to inform the player concern if an offer has been made for him, tho they don't need to sell him.
Anyway, they don't need to inform him if they wish to sell him but the player can reject and choose to stay till his contract expire if he wishes to.
This is Professional football, if Man u had tapped-up Hargreaves, Do you still think Bayern Munich will be keeping quiet and not report to Uefa?
I don't think everything that is put up by the press to be true. Even in this case, Man u have not even come out to say if they are really interested in Hargreaves yet.
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Originally posted by zocoss:
no comments prof....
First of all, I just wondered, What give you the impression that a personal offer has been made to him? Hmmm... Crystal Ball?
Is it from the statement [b] "The offer from United is fantastic." ? This is just a very General Statement.
If you came to that conclusion just base on that statement then i am afraid you may be reading too much into it... And your idea of "actuali they dun hv to tell him if they are gonna reject it" is wrong. A club have an obligation to inform the player concern if an offer has been made for him, tho they don't need to sell him.
Anyway, they don't need to inform him if they wish to sell him but the player can reject and choose to stay till his contract expire if he wishes to.
This is Professional football, if Man u had tapped-up Hargreaves, Do you still think Bayern Munich will be keeping quiet and not report to Uefa?
Anyway, i don't need a crystal ball to tell me all this... just common sense. [/b] -
aiyah the comment made about man utd tapping up was purely a joke la.. anyway i believe that most if not all the big teams would have done some form of tapping up. maybe not to the extent of discussing contracts with the players first, but like letting him know they're interested etc..
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http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8749_1419734,00.html
Speaking Of Which
'There have been preliminary talks and United appear willing to offer £13m (for Hargreaves)' - The BBC website, pre-match.
'One Hargreaves tackle on the edge of his area was outstanding and his man of the match display would have further impressed Manchester United, who are reportedly ready to pay £30m to sign him' - The BBC website, post-match.
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LOL HELL OF A TACKLE
BUT I MUZ SAY HARGREAVES IS A VERY GOOD PLAYER WITH FULL OF PASSION. I THINK HE PLAY IN THE 2004 EURO CUP RIGHT IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN WHEN I NOTICE HIM, FULL OF VIGOUR -
I was listening to this Malaysian Channel this morning, They said that Hargreaves will not come to Manu in this window