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Michael Owen explains Jamie Carragher's key role in Real Madrid transfer
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mirror.co.ukMichael Owen has revealed he was more tempted to join Real Madrid after a onversation with Jamie Carragher, to prove his Liverpool teammate wrong.
The pair were close colleagues in the Reds' dressing room before Owen's switch to the Bernabeu in 2004. Real Madrid were able to snap Owen up for an extremely modest fee of £8million, given the striker had just a year remaining on his contract.
But the Los Blancos already had a wealth of stars at their disposal, including Brazilian superstar Ronaldo and club captain Raul, causing Carragher to offer a word of caution. "I was in America, me and Jamie Carragher were sharing the same room," Owen told talkSPORT. "We were on a pre-season tour and Rafa Benitez had just taken over at Liverpool. "My
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