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Transfers - Gossip Shop: Everton eyeing Owen

Eurosport - Thu, 30 Apr 16:41:00 2009

Of all the clubs in all the world, why does Michael Owen have to be courted by this one?

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With Owen's Newcastle deal expiring at the end of the season, it is Everton who are set to step in and bring the former England striker (in fact, just make that former striker) back to Merseyside on a free transfer this summer, according to the Express.

Like so many Liverpool greats, Owen was a boyhood Evertonian, but seeing as he left Anfield some four-and-a-half years ago and the Reds have won the Champions League since then, he might be spared the 'Judas' tag and hanged effigies prompted by so many other inter-city turncoats.

The Toffees are both too skint and too sane to match Owen's current £100,000-a-week wage, but a hefty signing-on fee and a cutback on all those helicopter journeys could be enough to tempt Owen on board the good ship Moyes.

Portsmouth are pretty hard-up too at the moment. So hard-up, in fact, that they are touting around right-back Glen Johnson for £16m, so says the Daily Mirror.

What's that? Did somebody say overpriced England nearly-man? That'll be Tottenham Hotspur pushing themselves to front of the queue then. Liverpool and Aston Villa are also hovering around, no doubt waiting to drive a harder bargain once Johnson turns Spurs down.

Already managing a squad that boasts a whopping 15 different nationalities, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to make it a sweet 16 by signing Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana, the Albania international who has been instrumental in Marseille's surge to the top of Ligue 1.

Former Birmingham City forward Mauro Zarate could be on his way back to the Premier League if he doesn't sign a permanent deal with Lazio. The Argentine has made a success of his loan spell in Serie A, further inflating his already high self image to the point where he wants £70,000-a-week, a figure the Roman side will struggle to meet.

Manchester United target Franck Ribery has heaped further pressure on Bayern Munich by claiming he will think about leaving if the club do not qualify for the Champions League. However, United will face a fight from Barcelona, Ribery's preferred destination.

Finally, Manchester City playmaker Elano is being extra nice to manager Mark Hughes after the Brazilian announced his desire to sign a new contract with the club.

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  1. mon e ton

    From wee_stiv_2007, on Thu 30 Apr 4:30PM

  2. ANYBODY: just take him, please just take him off our­ hands!!!!

    From cameron w, on Thu 30 Apr 4:12PM

  3. We don't want the bench warmer at Everton. DM will­ not purchase that. No way

    From Ian, on Thu 30 Apr 3:43PM

  4. Pt52...where to the cashline machine for some money­ back

    From stub1, on Thu 30 Apr 3:42PM

  5. Cause Spurs have Alan Hutton, pool have carrigar you­ clown.....freckin start thinking about football­ please...

    From stub1, on Thu 30 Apr 3:41PM

  6. Where has all the money gone?

    From stub1, on Thu 30 Apr 3:39PM

  7. liverpool must take owen

    From Ibramsha, on Thu 30 Apr 3:37PM

  8. Transfer @#$%-talk by foolish jounalists.

    From David, on Thu 30 Apr 3:36PM

  9. Why would Glen Johnson turn down Spurs to join Villa or­ Liverpool ?
    Its not like Aston Villa have much more to­ offer and as for Liverpool he will be a part time­ player like everybody else is with Gerrard being the­ exception.
    At least at Spurs he would get games and be­ in the line for and England call up, after all that is­ why he is playing football isnt it - to be on the­ biggest stage of all - a World Cup.
    Muppet.

    From Gary, on Thu 30 Apr 3:34PM

  10. Cheers for clearing that up stuart lol

    From terri-ann, on Thu 30 Apr 3:28PM

  11. Postman....now ur talking I totally agree

    From Stuart, on Thu 30 Apr 3:26PM

  12. Postman IF dont win games m8

    From Stuart, on Thu 30 Apr 3:24PM

  13. Little question, what would happen if owen went to­ everton, wasn't injured 4 at least 1 match, and­ that was the liverpool v everton derby, and owen scored­ the winner? How would the fans feel bout that?

    From terri-ann, on Thu 30 Apr 3:21PM

  14. Newcastle should get rid and build a team from the back­ upwards, they've never had quality defenders in­ recent years so deserve where they r now, stop buyin­ expensive forwards and sort the back line out 1st,­ thats y david moyes has been successful, and villa this­ year, until laursen got injured, not rocket science now­ is it.

    From terri-ann, on Thu 30 Apr 3:18PM

  15. Cana is fu/kin' AWESOME! we should get him and­ Aguero! LFC4Life

    From yassine, on Thu 30 Apr 3:16PM

  16. the small prodigy still play Tennis Oh I mean Football

    From Ra, on Thu 30 Apr 3:08PM

  17. Pt39....what a stupid comment....for more reasons than­ 1....out of the 6 players u mentioned 2 are­ strikers...whats ur point

    From stub1, on Thu 30 Apr 3:01PM

  18. 31) i'd take davie moyes as manager before alan­ shearer, joe "motorway" kinnear kevin­ "LOVE IT" keegan ANY day of the week.­ Newcastle need to stop being a final resting place for­ old giants and start bringing youngsters through. thats­ the problem and shearer is a @#$% manager x

    From John, on Thu 30 Apr 2:56PM

  19. davie moyes must be insane....... he should try stevie­ fletcher from hibs, stuart downing, allan­ mcgregor,barry ferguson or scott mcdonald.... all over­ rated but not as much as owens wage demands

    From John, on Thu 30 Apr 2:49PM
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