by azriahmad » Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:25 am
I read somewhere that Patrick Viera's move has stalled because Real is only offering him the same wages as Roberto Carlos, and not as high as the "galacticos" like Zidane, Beckham, Raul and Figo. It is understood that Viera wants to be paid as the top stars and the offer is lower than the 75,000 per week he is getting at Arsenal.
Don't take this the wrong way but it is ****** to say that Patrick Viera is a more accomplished player at the world stage than Owen and is very much coveted by so many coaches compared to Owen. Going by this logic, Owen will be offered a second tier wage at Real unless he is happy about that.
Furthermore, Owen is such a fragile player health wise and he may have to rely very much on his pace as the game there is more technical and tactical then in England. Lately he does not seem to have that much of his electric pace.
With this scenario, would Real be willing to pay any sort of premium for getting Owen? Unless the game plan is to sign him within 6 months of expiry of his contract and he gets to do a Bosman on Liverpool.