Manchester United chief executive David Gill admits there is
little chance of Owen Hargreaves arriving at Old Trafford before
Wednesday's transfer deadline.
Sir Alex Ferguson, who first made public his interest in landing
Hargreaves last summer, is reported to have offered Bayern Munich
£20million for the England international.
However, after a Bayern board meeting on Thursday, club officials
hinted that any deal for Hargreaves would have to wait until the
summer.
And Gill has now revealed his own doubts over a transfer being
concluded prior to the January transfer window closing.
"I can confirm we are interested in the player and we have been
since last summer but at the moment Bayern Munich aren't willing to
sell him and we will have to leave it at that," Gill told BBC Radio
Five Live.
Meanwhile, striker Henrik Larsson has corroborated Gill's claim
that there have been no talks over the striker extending his loan
spell at the club.
The Sweden international is due to return to Helsingborgs in March,
and Larsson admits that, despite speculation to the contrary, there
have been no discussions regarding a possible extension.
"I have never said anything else," Larsson told Helsingborgs
Dagblad. "That [returning to Helsingborgs in March] is where it
stands."