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Owen consults Eriksson over choice of club
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson revealed Michael Owen had called him for talks about his club future amid worries over his World Cup place.
He therefore phoned the England coach earlier this week to discuss his future, revealing his fears for his international place if he stays on the sidelines at club level. 'I spoke to Michael on Thursday and we talked for 10 minutes. He is worried about his club football but has even more worries about the national team in a World Cup year,' disclosed Eriksson. 'Michael Owen is 25 - a golden age for England - so of course he wants to play at the World Cup. His worry was that if he played like he did last season, would I pick him or not? 'I told him that, of course, if he plays as many games as he did last season, I will pick him. If he never plays, however, then it's a tricky one.' Owen is set to be included in the England squad tomorrow night for the imminent World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Northern Ireland, although he is suspended for the first game in Cardiff. Eriksson added: 'He is always a very calm young man but is very keen to play football, so you can understand that he wants to come back to England. 'If he stays at Real Madrid then he doesn't know how much he will play. I think something has to happen very soon, although exactly what, I don't know. 'I will be very happy the day that they tell me what's going to happen to him as I think he's worried. He's a calm person but he wants to know his future.'
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Owen is weighing up possible moves to Liverpool or Newcastle after
finding himself stuck on the bench at Real Madrid, just at the start of a season
building up to the World Cup finals in Germany.
