Manchester United have tabled a fresh £20million bid for Bayern
Munich's Owen Hargreaves, according to the player.
Bayern are known to be reticent to sanction the player's departure
but Hargreaves has now confirmed that United have bid for his
services again.
"It's been official today that Manchester United have made an offer
for me," Hargreaves told BBC Sport.
"For a club like Man Utd to make an offer is something I
appreciate."
The Premiership leaders have been tracking the England
international for some time and narrowly missed out on landing his
services last year.
A broken leg curtailed Hargreaves' first half of the season in
Germany, but the Canadian-born star is now back training with the
Bundesliga giants.
Bayern's general manager Uli Hoeness recently stated Hargreaves
would not be sold this winter, so it remains to be seen whether
United's fresh bid tests their resolve.
However, president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has painted a different
picture, after conceding a deal for Hargreaves' signature could be
struck this month.
"The transfer might happen in January, or at the very latest in
February," Rummenigge is quoted as saying in Bild.