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The only way that Owen will get to win tropies of the non-plastic variety
Looks like he'll be off to Real Madrid.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=282234&cc=3436
All the talk is Owen
The Insider
The rumours surrounding Michael Owen's departure from Liverpool have been doing the rounds of press rooms across the country for the last few months and Anfield manager Gerard Houllier has finally been forced to enter the debate.
With back page headlines on Sunday morning suggesting a £25m bid from Real Madrid was imminent, Houllier faced a grilling from the media on the subject after his side scrambled a vital win thanks to a last-minute Danny Murphy penalty. And it was more in hope than expectation that he tried to play down speculation over Owen's future.
'There is no deadline for Michael signing his new contract, but I can promise you we will not get into a Steve McMananman situation,' he began, referring to scenario that saw the England winger leave Liverpool on a free a few years ago. 'Our fans know Michael well enough to appreciate he has too much respect for Liverpool Football Club to walk away from us on bad terms.
Looks like he'll be off to Real Madrid.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=282234&cc=3436
All the talk is Owen
The Insider
The rumours surrounding Michael Owen's departure from Liverpool have been doing the rounds of press rooms across the country for the last few months and Anfield manager Gerard Houllier has finally been forced to enter the debate.
With back page headlines on Sunday morning suggesting a £25m bid from Real Madrid was imminent, Houllier faced a grilling from the media on the subject after his side scrambled a vital win thanks to a last-minute Danny Murphy penalty. And it was more in hope than expectation that he tried to play down speculation over Owen's future.
'There is no deadline for Michael signing his new contract, but I can promise you we will not get into a Steve McMananman situation,' he began, referring to scenario that saw the England winger leave Liverpool on a free a few years ago. 'Our fans know Michael well enough to appreciate he has too much respect for Liverpool Football Club to walk away from us on bad terms.

