HARGREAVES STILL ON THE MENU
January 26th 2007 19:33
* Owen goin'?
FERGUSON STILL KEEN ON HARGREAVES
Sir Alex Ferguson has not yet abandoned all hope of luring Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United from Bayern Munich.
With the transfer window due to close next week, it is looking increasingly likely United will have to wait until next summer at the earliest to sign the England midfielder.
Ferguson recognises the difficulty in trying to sign top quality talent at this stage of the season, pointing to a similar lack of activity at Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.
However, he is not prepared to throw in the towel just yet.
“I am not giving up on anything that makes us better,” he said.
“We have been active in one or two areas but it is not as easy as you think. There are a lot of things to consider and many clubs do not want to sell in January.
“You see the four top clubs; ourselves, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. There has been no movement.
“The teams doing the buying are the ones trying to pull away from the bottom of the league like Aston Villa and West Ham.”
* Goin' nowhere?
Reports in Spain suggested nine-times European champions Real Madrid were preparing an offer for the 21-year-old Portugal international, who played a key role in England's World Cup exit.
Since then, Ronaldo has returned to Manchester, has risen above the taunts of opposition fans and produced the best form of his life.
With 13 Barclays Premiership goals to his name, Ronaldo trails only Didier Drogba in the scoring charts and he is one of the major contenders for this season’s prestigious player of the year awards.
Earlier this week, Ferguson’s assistant Carlos Queiroz suggested United were ready to open contract negotiations with Ronaldo, even though his present deal does not expire until 2010.
Ferguson joked he would be 'in a wheelchair' by that time, although he was deadly serious when he stated Real have no chance of getting their man.
“We sell players we want to sell and there is absolutely no way Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving,” he said.
“The boy has done fantastically well. He is developing as a professional, as a person and as a player.
“He is happy here. He has a contract until 2010 and we are not interested in even thinking about selling him.”
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