United seal Hargreaves deal
31 May 2007 - 13:28:21
Manchester United have confirmed that they have completed the deal to bring England midfielder Owen Hargreaves to Old Trafford this summer from Bayern Munich.
Hargreaves has long stated his desire to join United and a deal has now been tied up, with the England schemer to link up with the Red Devils at the beginning of July.
A fee of around £17million is reported to have been accepted by Bayern, with Hargreaves having passed a medical and agreed personal terms with United on a rumoured five-year contract.
The 26-year-old, born in Canada, had spent a decade on the books of Bayern before opting to try his luck in England.
Hargreaves has won 39 international caps to date and was one of few England players to emerge from last summer's World Cup finals with credit.
He had been expected to join United in the January transfer window, but a broken leg sustained in a Bundesliga clash with Arminia Bielefeld in mid-September scuppered that switch.
The capture of Hargreaves comes less than a day after United confirmed that they had agreed the signings of FC Porto's Brazilian midfielder Anderson and Sporting Lisbon winger Nani.
