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| Manchester United's Nani (R) challenges Ajax's Dico Koppers during their Europa League second leg round of 32 soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England. (REUTERS) |
First, Michael Owen. Now, perhaps, according to press reports, even Nani may be part of the clear out at Manchester United.
According to a report in The Sun
(http://bit.ly/Kd03yj), United and Sir Alex will listen to offers for
the Portuguese winger if contract talks break down.
Nani is being offered a huge pay rise but is said to want more, which United are not willing to pay.
Mewanwhile, former England forward Michael Owen
said he hoped to continue playing top-level soccer after being told by
Manchester United that his contract was not being renewed.
"I don't think I have lost the ability to score
goals or play at a high level," Owen, who has endured a frustrating
three years at United because of injury, told Sky Sports television on
Thursday.
"I certainly feel as if I can still play at the top
level so we will wait to see where that is. If it's not in the Premier
League it may be further afield.
"I don't think the Championship (second division) would be an option, to be totally honest."
The 32-year-old former Liverpool, Real Madrid and
Newcastle United striker, who last played in a competitive Manchester
United game in November, had said earlier on Thursday that United were
letting him go.
"I have loved every minute of the three years I
have spent at such a fantastic club," added Owen, who was named European
Footballer of the Year in 2001.
Owen signed from Newcastle on a free transfer in
2009 and went on to score 17 goals in 52 appearances, winning the 2011
Premier League title - his first English championship medal.
His most notable United strike was an injury-time
winner in the Manchester derby three years ago but City got the upper
hand this term as they pipped their rivals to the title.
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