Bayern Munich should accept Manchester United's latest rumoured
approach for Owen Hargreaves, according to Germany's former World Cup
winner Gunter Netzer.
Writing in his weekly Bild newspaper column, Netzer advised the Bayern
management to alter their stance on the Hargreaves saga and listen to
the mooted offer, believed to be worth 30 million euros (?20.1million).
He said: "If the sum really is 30 million, then I can only say that
you have got to sell Hargreaves straight away."
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and general manager Uli Hoeness
have blocked the Premiership club's previous bids for the 25-year-old,
whose stock rose considerably in the wake of excellent performances for
England at last summer's World Cup.
Both Rummenigge and Hoeness want Hargreaves to honour the contract he
signed just before the tournament in Germany, which ties the defensive
midfielder to the Bundesliga champions until 2010.
However, Netzer believes the time is right for them to take a different
approach.
He said: "Hoeness and Rummenigge would not be breaking their word
as far as I am concerned.
"Quite the opposite - Hoeness has actually pushed the price up with
his negotiating tactics.
"This amount is beyond anything ever paid for such a player."
,
29 December 2006.
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