West Bromwich Albion have confirmed they will meet Owen Hargreaves and his representatives in the USA next week to discuss the possibility of signing the former England international.
Hargreaves, who was released by Manchester United when his contract expired last month, has attracted the attention of a number of clubs but it is West Brom who have made the first move in the hunt for his signature. Albion’s technical director Dan Ashworth told local newspaper the Birmingham Mail that he believes the West Midlands have the right ingredients in place to land the 30-year-old midfielder. Ashworth cited the clubs medical staff as a key pulling tool for Hargreaves after the club successfully handled injury prone players like Steven Reid and Giles Barnes in recent seasons.
Ashworth said: “Owen is a top top player – a fantastic player. He has had issues over the last few years but I think a fit Owen Hargreaves would be a wonderful signing for us.
“We’ve been in talks with him, he’s been based over in the States for a while and we hope to meet him over the next week or so to see if he’d consider coming to us. If he’s fit enough to play Premier League football then it’s a no-brainer.”
