Micheal Owen has opened up and told Sportlobster why he left his boyhood club, Liverpool.
The former England international, left Liverpool to join Real Madrid in 2004, despite becoming a fans favourtie at Anfield. With intentions to rejoin Liverpool later on, Owen opted for moves to the likes of Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City.
Owen has revealed that he didnt intend to leave liverpool saying: “It was never my intention to leave Liverpool,” Owen told Sportlobster. “I had always thought I’d be a one club man
“I was in America on a pre-season tour when my phone rang with the news. My agent told me that Real Madrid had been in touch and wanted to sign me. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“After a week of changing my mind one way and another, I decided that if I didn’t give it a go I could regret it for the rest of my life. Like Ian Rush before me, the plan was that I could always come back (well that was my plan)”
Owen never went back to Liverpool and while he regrets not having a second spell at the Merseyside club, he looks back at his time at the Bernabeu fondly.
“It was a season I will never forget,” he added. “A great experience both on and off the field. Wearing that famous white kit, strutting my stuff at an iconic stadium and sharing a pitch with the likes of Figo, Ronaldo, Beckham, Raul, Carlos and Zidane was the stuff of dreams.
“As I thought, I was able to adapt my game to a different style and playing 43 games and notching 19 goals in the process was a record to be proud of.
“The only drawback from my decision to head to Madrid was, that after a year in Spain, I didn’t manage to rejoin my boyhood team.”
By Ollie Brown
