Manchester United have plans
to hand Owen Hargreaves a new contract.
The Telegraph says Hargreaves will require at least
"two to three months" of training before being able to make the
first-team return that would secure a one-year extension to his
United contract.
The 28 year-old has not figured for United since last September
due to a tendinitis problem which resulted in surgery on both knees
in December. Hargreaves signed a three-year deal at Old Trafford
when he arrived from Bayern Munich in 2007, with an option of a
fourth season.
It is believed United are already committed to extending his
deal, leaving the player in control of his future should he make a
return to full fitness.