Liverpool team-mate Real Madrid’s after learning of FA Cup transfer desire.The Englishman scored 158 goals in nearly 300 appearances for Liverpool, helping them win an FA Cup and UEFA Cup.But the forward could not replicate that form at the Bernabeu as they pounced at the end of Owen’s contact in 2004.With 16 goals in 45 games, the 40-year-old only spent one season in Spain before heading to Newcastle for £17m.And Owen has revealed that former team-mate Carragher tried to convince the forward to stay – but his own mind got in the way.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Owen said: "When my agent phoned me and said 'listen, there's been a call from Real Madrid and they'd like to sign you' - I was in the same room as Carra.
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