Newcastle United are not
giving Michael Owen a comeback date as he battles his way back from
a serious knee injury.
The England international is yet to kick a ball in competitive
action this season after damaging knee ligaments in last summer's
World Cup.
Owen is now back in training with Glenn Roeder's first team, but
the Magpies tactician knows his high-profile star is still a long
way from making his comeback.
The former Real Madrid and Liverpool ace will step up his training
next week, although Roeder is staying tight-lipped on whether he
will feature this season.
"Michael's been training for a week or so with us, but that's a
long way away from Premiership football," Roeder told the
website.
"We'll step up his training next week. With Michael we're not
setting an exact day when he'll play.
"If he doesn't make that day then there's hysteria. It's an injury
you can't put a date on, but he's getting closer to
playing."