‘I felt privileged to swap a club like Bayern for one like Manchester United, with the history those clubs have. Sir Alex didn’t have to say much to convince me’ Owen Hargreaves on moving from one European giant to another

Published By: FourFourTwo.com - 07-06-2025

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Hargreaves swapped Bavaria for Old Trafford in a £17million move in 2007...

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