Sir Alex Ferguson has assured Owen Hargreaves he is not for sale.
Hargreaves arrived in an £18 million deal from Bayern Munich last year amid abig fanfare, with Ferguson declaring the midfielder's experience could prove thekey to United landing the Champions League trophy again.
While those words proved correct, with the 27-year-old playing a major role inthe defeat of Chelsea in Moscow, it has been the undoubted high spot of aninjury-riddled time.
Troubled by tendinitis since before the move from Germany, Hargreaves is nowexperiencing a second season wrecked by the injury and reports have emerged thatFerguson is looking to offload the £18 million man.
However, while Hargreaves is nowhere near a return to action after making justtwo appearances this term, Ferguson has assured the Calgary-born player hisfuture remains at Old Trafford.
"For Owen's sake it is important we say he is not for sale," said Ferguson.
"Selling the boy is not even under consideration.
"It is a good story. The fact he has been injured a few times since he hasbeen at the club.
"But United people remember what a contribution he made to us winning theEuropean Cup. He was available in the second half of the season and played someimportant games for us.'' |
發表於 2008-10-25 08:44 AM
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