NEWCASTLE, Aug 26 (AFP): England striker Michael Owen said he has no intention of excercising a release clause in his contract with Newcastle, pledging his future to the English Premier League club.
Owen has been linked with an exit from St James' Park almost from the moment he joined the Magpies two years ago from Real Madrid, and admits that he has a release clause in his contract, believed to be worth 11million pounds.
The former Liverpool favourite told the News of the World:
"I've only been at Newcastle two years and the speculation's been unbelievable. At the end of every season, people were asking 'Is Michael Owen going to stay or not?'
"I live up there and and my kids have been to school up there for two years. There is this perception that I divide my life between living in the north west and Newcastle.
"Well, I'm up there Monday through until Saturday. If we get a Sunday off, I'll sometimes fly out after the game and spend the day with my parents and family.
"Then I'll fly back up Monday and spend the rest of the week there. Even my team-mates say 'Are you up here today?' and I say 'Yes, like I am every day'.
"Since I've been at Newcastle, people have been thinking I'll leave. A lot think there's an agenda but there's not.
Owen pledges future to Newcastle
FE Team | Published: August 27, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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