Boro fail to land Hargreaves

Middlesborough have failed in their attempts to sign Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich. Steve McClaren has midfielders high on his wish list but has failed to land the English midfielder. Names like Nicky Butt,Edgar Davids,Damien Francis,Salif Diao and Andy van der Meyde have all been linked with a summer move to Teeside. Middlesborough have qualified for the U.E.F.A Cup for next season and that could lure some top class players to The Riverside.

Hargreves has stated quite alot that he would love a move back to his homeland but said a move to The Riverside is not for him at this point in his career. Hargreves has just one more year left to run on his current contract and realises that he could leave the German club for free next summer.

In my opinion I would love to see Hargreaves play in the Premiership. He is a good central midfield player and would be a great asset to any team. I believe he would cost about £5 million and I think a club would certainly recieve value for money. I personally think he should leave Bayern Munich because he is not a regular starter for them.