Sven Wanted Owen ... But Would Owen Join Man City?
By Nu Mad
Updated Friday, 28th September 2007
Sam Allardyce sat tight during that anxious period when Michael Owen was available for £9m, and said: "We all know the price, let's see if anyone is willing to pay it?"
As it happens, Man City boss Sven Goran Eriksson admits only a lack of funds stopped him trying to sign the Newcastle striker this summer.
The Eastlands chief spent £40million revamping the squad he inherited from Stuart Pearce but could not stretch to the reported £9million fee needed to trigger Owen's release clause after the Magpies failed to qualify for Europe.
Eriksson: "We thought about Michael but I was a little bit afraid of the money.
"We had a budget so I couldn't buy Ronaldinho or anything like that."
Obviously it saved Allardyce from facing the tricky position he had little control over. And I wonder if Owen would have been tempted with a move to Eastfields.
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