Dec. 23, 2006
Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted Manchester United may make another
attempt to prise Owen Hargreaves away from Bayern Munich next
month.
Ferguson has never made any secret of his desire to lure Hargreaves
to England, with the player himself confirming a number of times he
would move to Old Trafford without a second thought.
Unfortunately for both United and the England international, Bayern
have shown no inclination to sell.
As recently as this week, officials from the German giants were
declaring their intention to keep Hargreaves at least until the
summer, when it has been widely predicted Ferguson will make a
decisive push to sign the 25-year-old.
However, with Michael Carrick set to be sidelined for a month with
an ankle problem, and the promise of an annual £25million transfer
budget from owner Malcolm Glazer, Ferguson has suggested it may be
worth one more tentative inquiry from chief executive David Gill
during one of his regular conversations with Bayern president
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
'We are waiting to see about it,' said Ferguson.
'David is always in touch with them because of the G14 and he sees
Rummenigge quite regularly, so we will see.'
