Three previous owners, injury prone, one-paced... Desperate Owen sends brochure to prospective buyer

14 June 2009 11:44
In a desperate measure to find out of contract Michael Owen a new Premier League club, the striker's management company have compiled a brochure. Wasserman Media Group has sent the document, which highlights the strengths of the former Liverpool man over a reported 34 pages, to a select group of top-flight clubs. Said to be 'fit and healthy', 'good looking', 'sincere', 'respected' and 'charismatic', four pages of the document are spent defending the striker's injury record. Owen has struggled with a litany of complaints since joining Newcastle from Real Madrid in 2005 and has fallen out of the England frame. The 29-year-old is out of contract this summer and, followingNewcastle's relegation from the Premier League, is looking for atransfer to revive his flagging career. Sam Rush, chief operating officer of WMG, told the News of the World:'As one of the world's leading sports agencies, Wasserman regularlyutilise comprehensive documentation and audio-visual material toillustrate the benefits of our clients. 'Although there has been interest from abroad, Michael has told us that he would prefer to stay in the Premier League. Once the scourge of international defences, Owen's £16m move to Newcastle in 2005 saw the striker make a meagre 58 league appearances in four years 'In the week after the season ended, we prepared a document showing all the information an interested club would require and this was circulated to a select group. 'We also included a medical report and answers to frequently asked questions as well as a review of his commercial benefits and international name awareness.'

Source: Daily_Mail