Owen REALLY Wants To Be At Newcastle, Doesn't He?

Owen added: "I spoke to Liverpool and unfortunately that deal couldn't come off-but I'll be looking to join the club again if the opportunity arises"

"That's life. Deals sometimes happen, sometimes they don't. All I can do now is look to the future with Newcastle and hope to do well in this black and white shirt, well enough to make Liverpool want to come in again for me in the future"

"I've had a bit of a head-spinning couple of days. There were three great clubs in the frame but the further it got towards the deadline the more it became clear Newcastle was going to be my destination, much as my preferred choice was returning to Liverpool"

"At the end of it all I thought the best for my short-term future was to move, albeit with a heavy heart, to Newcastle

"I have been honest all along. Just like Alan Shearer said he had a decision to make when he moved here in 1996, I have had a similar decision to make. It was a great decision to have to make - Real Madrid or Liverpool. But it didn't work out. So I have had to join Newcastle"

"If the Liverpool deal could have been done that would have been a fantastic, a dream come true, but in the end it came down to Newcastle, although there is no question I want to return to Liverpool one day"

"I want to play football, I love Liverpool, I've missed Liverpool while I've been away. "

"It may be unfortunate for me that I am not there, but hopefully it is fortunate for Newcastle fans that I am here, at least, for now"

Posted By: Martin Peters, Aug 31, 14:03:59