Real Madrid close in on £8m Owen

Real Madrid moved closer to capturing Michael Owen late on Thrusday night, with sources close to the Spanish giants revealing a fee has been agreed with Liverpool.

Owen: Real deal imminent

Real have agreed to give Liverpool €12million (£8million) and right-sided midfielder Carlos Nunez for the 24-year-old England striker.

Owen has been linked with a move to the Spanish giants and was apparently left on the bench for his club's Champions League qualifying win over Graz AK in Austria on Tuesday so as not to be cup-tied.

After the breakdown of contract talks at Liverpool, it became a distinct possibility that Owen would leave the club he has been at since he was 11 years old.

It appeared any transfer would be a straight cash deal - after Real Madrid coach Jose Camacho allowed Fernando Morientes to become cup-tied in the Champions League win at Wisla Krakow last night.

Samuel Eto'o had also been mentioned as a possible makeweight in any deal for Owen but he was determined to join Barcelona.

But the arrival of Nunez will ease Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez's midfield predicament - Steve Finnan played in that position in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat of Graz AK.

Owen has always maintained he would not leave on a free transfer next summer at the end of his contract, and if he is unwilling to sign a new deal then Liverpool know they must get the best price now.

Benitez, who wants the saga sorted out after being shocked to find negotiations have been stalling for the past 16 months, apparently wants a fee for the striker now as he looks to rebuild the Liverpool squad.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said: 'Michael is still our top striker at this club and he will be very hard to replace.

'We have been room-mates and have had a great friendship over the years and I would be disappointed to see him go because he is a great lad.

'We all want Michael to stay because he is our best player, we won the youth cup together and we have been here together a long time.

'But if he does go I wish him well because he has been a great servant to the club.'
Meanwhile Spanish radio station Cadena Ser is tonight reporting that attacking midfielder Luis Garcia could be on his way to Liverpool.
The station claims Liverpool will speak with Barcelona tomorrow and that they are ready to meet the £6million transfer buy-out clause for the player.

hmmm....just finished watching Singapore Idol again...but this time round, different feelings emerged from watching the show...i was kinda turned off by one particular contestant who in her own selfish bid for stardom, went around begging/harassing pple to say she's good at singing...anyone ever wondered why she approached all guys...hee...i give a tenner to say she will definitely be out by next round.

There was this particular pint size gurl...I was shell-shocked when she said she's a single mudder....i was like...OMG....then she say she wanna win it for her kid...she say she wanna provide for him a good education with good surroundings...i was pleasantly touched...

There was this plump malay gurl...she has a good voice but she is rather negative abt herself...keeps on repeating she is not the complete & whole package, pple are looking for for...but she did not realise that for every short-coming you possess, God bestows a special uniqness to you...felt sad for her to be so negative....she keeps saying "I wanna win it but i know i m not the complete package the judges r looking for"

so liena<< Body beautiful does not necessary mean will win it okay...

It shows that there are many pple out there who are in SG idol for many various diifferent reasons....i do sincerely hope that those who win it are deserving of it

the above bring to my mind some of the teachings of Jesus...there was this particular one which says of many pple coming forth to hear wat our Master has to say but yet many will not know what He is saying except for those close to his heart and understand of his ways....are we peering closer to His Heart & patiently listening to His voice.....

This blog is totally, entirely dedicated to Tan Liena & SIngaproe Idol...hahahahaha

Last nite's 'Singaporean Idol' was wahahahahahahhahaahahahahahahaha.......buay tahanz....that stripper was helluva riot....totally befits the song, 'He bangz'...hahahaha

but i tell you, the killer for the show was that lemon tree dude...Man, He's the man...wAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA....He sings, He dances & He actually moves....hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Liena, do not resist yourself ok...watch it on wednesday nite....