United dealt Owen blow
23 Jan 2007 - 09:56:25
Manchester United's hopes of prising Owen Hargreaves away from Bayern Munich during the transfer window appear to have been dealt a terminal blow after Felix Magath claimed none of his players will be leaving in January.
Bayern boss Magath is desperate to keep the England midfielder at the Allianz Arena, as the Bundesliga champions look to improve on an inconsistent first half of the campaign which has left them trailing leaders Werder Bremen by three points.
Hargreaves has revealed his desire to join United, with the Red Devils believed to have had a £20million bid turned down, but Magath is now planning for the rest of the campaign with the same squad.
"I'm assuming we'll go in pursuit of our targets - retaining the league championship and performing well in the Champions League - with the squad we have at the moment," he told the club's official website.
Hargreaves is currently working his way back to full fitness after breaking his leg back in September.
The 26-year-old is expected to be fit for the resumption of the Bundesliga season this weekend following the winter break.