Man Utd, Arsenal alerted as Owen ready for return

Real Madrid striker Michael Owen has openly declared he is ready to return to the Premiership.

Real have Owen lined up for a proposed swap deal for either Arsenal's Jose Reyes, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy or Cristiano Ronaldo.
 
Chelsea are also tracking the striker, who cost £8million from Liverpool last summer but is now valued at £16m by Real.

Real chiefs have assured Owen they are satisfied with his contribution of 16 goals.

But they are ready to cash in after receiving a string of enquiries after his England hat-trick against Colombia.

Owen said: "I spent many years in England, all of my career And I did well over there and, perhaps, that's why I'm still talked about."

"If someone comes and tells me there is a club interested in me and that I have to go, then I'll have to do that."

"I understand the way it is. A year without titles - then another after that. That's not for Real Madrid."

"The president and the management will decide which players have to leave and which will come."

"It's the same at Real Madrid as other clubs."