220 V up my ass – The Michael Owen transfer saga

Blimley! The Anfield legend was reported to be in Carrington Avenue at Manchester for a medical.Well , when I first saw the news,220V went right my ass.Pretty strong reaction.Is it a master Stroke or a Disastrous one?Desperate times call for desperate measures they say.

The story that has unfolded has been nothing short of a rags to riches story , with Owen’s potential suitors being Hull city.Premier league football was the mantra according to them.Just when everything seemed to be bleak for the English Striker,along came a thursday evening,accompanied with the most unexpected of surprises.Manchester United calling Michael Owen to secure his services.

These events were probably the consuequences ofManchester united’s reported top target Karim Benzema being lapped up by the free spending Spanish Giants Real Madrid.Papers called it a bitter blow,and naturally a list of high profile strikers were linked with manutd ,starting from the confedrations cup King Luis Fabiano to Jose Mourinho’s ass-saver Zlatan .Sir Alex Ferguson has known to be a keen admirer of Owen,and surprise surprise he was called forth!

Being a free agent,manutd have nothing to loose except a few quid.Ofcourse,the statement holds true given United continue to press in the transfer market.With atleast 70 million pounds left in their wallets,surely no player is impossible to get.What United stand to gain through Owen is the experience of a proven goal scorer in the premier league .Being no stranger to the European circuit , Owen can prove to be quite a handful for defenders , whether from the bench or from the start.And ofcourse he will be willing to play a second fiddle to Berbatov and Rooney.With games aplenty for the english champions,Owen will have loads of chances to prove his mettle. The only constraint to the above lines being his injury record.More known for his injuries than his goals in recent times , Owen has struggled to keep himself fit.But with an excellent medical team and with lesser pressure to handle (than at newcastle) , he can turn to be a good signing.With a pay-as-you-play deal in place,united have more or less increased his appetite.Interestingly,if the  6(homegrown)+5 rule is invoked,United have enough in their ammunition to be a side with substance.If it backfires,Owen will be joining Owen Hargreaves in the treatment room.

What this presents before Owen is the golden chance to thump few across the goal and get noticed by Fabio Capello.More importantly he will be playing with Rooney,probably the first name in the England Team sheet.The lure of OldTrafford ,and the sight of Champions league,must have egged him on.AndWhat remains to be seen is how injury free he remains through the season , and if his hunger for goals and competition is still huge.

As i write this,the Anfield legend is completing his medical with Manchester united.A calculated gamble,but a shocking one.The impact of the shock however,remains to be seen!

Michael Owen