Fergie confirms Hargreaves bid
18 Aug 2006 - 13:10:36
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed reports that the Red Devils are keen to sign Bayern Munich's England midfielder Owen Hargreaves.
The 25-year-old has spoken of his desire to try his luck in the Premiership, with Ferguson now admitting that his club are in talks with Bayern.
He told reporters: "We have been trying to negotiate with Bayern Munich for quite a while now.
"Of course the boy has said he would like to join United and we would like to have him here.
"You can never be confident but we are hopeful. We are dealing with a big club in Bayern Munich. The relationship between the two clubs has always been good.
"We would have preferred Ruud van Nistelrooy to join them, because that may have helped us with the Hargreaves situation.
"That wasn't to be, but hopefully we can get something done."