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Michael Owen is set to land a bumper £21million pay day
- if he pledges his future to Newcastle United.
Newcastle want Owen to keep scoring for them by penning a lucrative new contract
Owner Mike Ashley is reported to be ready to offer the England international £140,000-a-week over three years. Newcastle have been chasing a new deal for the player for months but he has yet to commit his future to the Magpies.
The 28-year-old, who has started just 37 Premier League games in three years, will be out of contract next summer and Newcastle are determined to protect the value of a player who cost them £16million from Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Fans believe Owen owes Newcastle a longer stay after his first two seasons on Tyneside were ruined by injury.
The former Liverpool forward is believed to be ready to put pen to paper on the deal which will place him just behind Frank Lampard in the Premier League's pay league.
Owen, whose scoring ratio for the St James' Park outfit is as good as one in two, is currently out injured once again but Ashley clearly feels his value to the club outweighs concerns about his fitness.
Edited by youyayu 19 Aug `08, 5:45PM
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Originally posted by dukedracula:
lampard plays almost every match….owen visits the clinic every other match….this is madness…does he even sell that many shirts?
madness? THIS IS NEWCASTLE! *kick*
actualyl yes.. he did sell alot of shirts i belive.. i have all of his jersey in my closet, lampards jersey too =X
Edited by youyayu 19 Aug `08, 8:56PM
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Originally posted by Saltiga:
Owen is not overrated IMHO, but just that due to the natural of his game once he reaches a certain age his limps will take its toil and result in such lengthy injuries
i agree, him being ex-liverpool aside. owen is prolific and clinical as a striker.some run the length of the field to be useful. others just need 1 or 2 right moment to make a difference.
i am not an owen fan, but i think he is actually pretty good if he can be less injury prone.
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