Premier League - Stoke next to eye up Owen

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Jun 19:23:00 2009

Stoke boss Tony Pulis admits he would love the chance to take England striker Michael Owen to the Potteries.

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The 29-year-old will leave Newcastle at the end of the month when his contract expires, and his details have been circulated to top clubs both at home and in Europe.

Having seen Hull counterpart Phil Brown publicly declare his interest in taking the former Liverpool and Real Madrid star to the KC Stadium, Pulis has revealed he would relish the opportunity to persuade Owen his future lies at the Britannia Stadium.

He told the Stoke Sentinel: "You never say never in football, so of course I would be interested in throwing my hat into the ring if it was ever viable.

"I'm not sure whether Michael would want to come here right now, but that situation could always change for him. He would be a great signing for this football club, and he can rest assured our fans would treat him as one of their own.

"I imagine there will be bigger clubs taking an interest in his availability for the moment, and I can't say I have received a copy of his dossier, but that doesn't mean he will end up signing for them necessarily.

"So it could be a deal that comes on to our radar in time and one we would be silly to turn our back on if we could get something sorted with his people."

PA Sport

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  1. Nobody wants you Owen - Stoke and Hull ha, ha, ha.­ Retire and stay with your horses.

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Fri 26 Jun 9:36AM

  2. two pigs and a yard of ale.

    From John, on Fri 26 Jun 7:14AM

  3. PS u could always put a big bid in for another waste of­ space - Alfonso Alves

    From mortgageandmoneycentre, on Thu 25 Jun 8:39PM

  4. As a Boro fan, I've absolutely no love for­ newcastle but owen didn't do anything for them for­ the time he spent there and I would hate to see a­ proper club like stoke suckered by his past glories.­ stay away from him, i think ashton will do a good job­ for u and theres plenty of other hard working strikers­ about who will give u a much better return for the­ money.

    From mortgageandmoneycentre, on Thu 25 Jun 8:38PM

  5. Micheal Owen for a pig? arl have thee nar whore­ Micheal Owen's worth 2 pigs of any man's money

    From jack torrance, on Thu 25 Jun 6:58PM

  6. He's not a newcastle olayer now so can we have some­ relevant news please?

    From R G, on Thu 25 Jun 4:29PM

  7. "D"stands for dipstick!

    From newcastleian1, on Thu 25 Jun 4:17PM

  8. Oh dear John d, what a rant. Let me guess, does the­ 'd' stand for demented?

    From Hutch, on Thu 25 Jun 1:12PM

  9. Please can we have some other Newcastle news apart from­ Owen?? I'm bored with this now, he's out of­ contract and leaving with his sacks full of money for­ no work, nobody cares. What's happening with other­ players like Martins, Taylor, Nolan, etc??

    From master_p848, on Thu 25 Jun 1:12PM

  10. sucker!!!

    From nlwarburton, on Thu 25 Jun 12:56PM

  11. NEWCASTLE ARE WHERE THEY BELONG GOING DOWN,THERE FANS­ STINK OF @#$%,AND SO DES THE CITY, WHO ATE ALL THE PIES­ ASHLEY WHO FUKCED UP OWEN ASHLEY,
    NEWCASTLE SUCK AND DO­ NOT PLAY FOOTBALL THAT IS THEY THEY ARE DOWN, DOWN,DOWN

    From John, on Thu 25 Jun 11:04AM

  12. How can been injured all the time be treating Newcastle­ badly?

    Look the guy is now just a treatment room­ player. It started before he left Liverpool with his­ hamstring and groin. Continued at Real Madrid and got­ worse at Newcastle. What Owen needs to do now is prove­ he can stay fit and still score and play.

    If Stoke­ like Hull want to give him that chance. Good luck to­ them. It could workout great for them or backfire­ badly. Just hope they don't give him a massive­ contract. As that will soon drain them if he continues­ to be injured.

    From saalemnok, on Thu 25 Jun 8:13AM

  13. hes fu cking @#$% why wud any1 want to buy him.disgrace­ the way hes treated newcastle,horrible little @#$% more­ interested in his horses

    From robbieisfineshedyahoooo, on Thu 25 Jun 7:46AM

  14. After the way he has treated Newcastle, I can't­ imagine why any other club would want to even consider­ signing Owen and it's about time football turned­ its back on this once great player. It is clear to­ everyone, that his only loyalties are to himself and­ his bank balance. Truly a disgrace.

    From mambles, on Thu 25 Jun 5:18AM

  15. newcastle are­ sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­ ite and i will love it if we beat them LOVE IT

    From mike, on Thu 25 Jun 2:22AM

  16. I was one of Owen's biggest fans and was chuffed­ when he signed. However, zero sympathy for him now. He­ comes on TV and says he'd like to be playing for a­ Premiership club. How dare he? If he'd bothered to­ motivate his little arse and score just ONE goal in any­ of the last 5 matches he would still be playing for a­ Premiership side! Alleged £20mil in wages over 4yrs and­ then he jumps ship when he is part of the reason­ we're relegated. Smug idiot, I've lost all­ respect for him. Get Beckford in instead.

    From Clint.Magnum, on Thu 25 Jun 12:01AM

  17. the geordies are like the glaswegians in the fact they­ are passionate about their teams, and to say owen was­ anything but honest is unfair, he had a bad run of­ injuries and dont forget football is a contact sport,­ 80mill for CR when one bad tackle could retire him is­ just the luck of the draw and i would have owen in a­ glasgow rangers jersey anytime

    From david, on Wed 24 Jun 11:59PM

  18. maybe utd will have luck in the transfer market after­ all........!

    From spookholylands, on Wed 24 Jun 11:13PM

  19. I GUESS OWEN MUST BE PAYING YAHOO SPORT TO PROMOT HIM­ LIKE THIS.COS YAHOO SPORT OFF OF A SUDDEN SO CONCERNED­ ABOUT OWEN,COMMON YAHOO HOW MUCH DID U SELL UR­ CONCIENCE FOR?

    From efozia, on Wed 24 Jun 11:08PM

  20. PLEASE THIS IS NO TIME FOR SENTIMENTS.OWEN IS FINISHED

    From efozia, on Wed 24 Jun 11:06PM
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