Injury-plagued striker Michael Owen may be about to bid farewell to Newcastle for a move to Sven’s Manchester City (various). Apparently a bid of just £6million could see the England international switch to Eastlands.

The strike rate of the former Liverpool and Real Madrid man is still awesome; even during his tough times at St James Park he has maintained his goalscoring abilities. Eriksson needs strikers quite badly - City have been a little too reliant on their attacking midfielders and wingers to provide their cutting edge and Owen is still a class act.

I truly believe that at 27, Owen still has a lot to offer and even now is capable of 20 Premier League goals a season - if he's fit. He is still relatively young and with Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce toying with a move for Peter Crouch, maybe the time is right for a new challenge.

'City have been a little too reliant on their attacking midfielders and wingers to provide their cutting edge and Owen is still a class act'


Juventus chief Alessio Secco has been in London recently and with him have come a plethora of possible transfers. The most hotly-reported move is for Chelsea’s Frank Lampard but that rumour seems to have stuck in a rut for some time. Two other targets seem far more likely to bear fruit. It has been reported by Gasport that Liverpool’s under-performing midfielder Momo Sissoko and Arsenal’s unused Brazilian Gilberto are top of Claudio Ranieri’s wish-list.

Both players look set to leave their respective clubs and, given their recent contributions, it’s no surprise why. I feel a little sorry for Gilberto; he did very well last season but has found himself behind a hugely improved Matthieu Flamini and seems destined to be coming to the end of his Gunners career. As for Sissoko, it appears that Reds fans wouldn’t be too displeased should the Mali international leave Anfield.

Two players with opposite intentions are also in the news today. Recently purchased utility player Lassana Diarra has decided that enough is enough and wants to leave the Emirates as he is not getting a look in, which, given the incredible form of the Gunners right now, is hardly surprising Diarra said: "If I'm not playing by Christmas I may have to go somewhere else. For the moment everything is going fine but I cannot stay like this forever/" (ESS)

Conversely, Liverpool’s Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano, who had previously been linked with a move away from Anfield, has decided he wants to stay (various). The former Hammer was quoted as saying: "Right now, I am only thinking about playing football well with Liverpool. I feel good here. My objective is to improve my contract and that is what I am working for. Rafa Benitez got me out of Upton Park and trusted in me."

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