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Bayern confirm sale of Hargreaves
Hargreaves is expected to sign a four-year deal with Man Utd
Bayern Munich have agreed to sell Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United.
Club president Franz Beckenbauer told German TV: "Owen is leaving. That was the player's wish. It's a good match and it's also a good deal financially."
Beckenbauer said the transfer fee was "around" £17m - which would be a record for a Bundesliga player.
Hargreaves, 26, has been at Bayern for 10 years but after starring for England at the World Cup last year, he admitted he wanted to play in the Premiership.
606: DEBATE
Considering the money Chelsea paid for Makelele and the fact Hargreaves is younger - a very good buy for Man Utd
leeroy19
United quickly moved to open negotiations with Bayern and made offers in the summer transfer window and in January but the German club refused to sell - until now.
Hargreaves, who played only nine league games for Bayern this season because of injury, is expected to sign a four-year deal with the newly-crowned Premiership champions.
His career in Germany ended in disappointment when Bayern finished fourth in the Bundesliga, thereby missing out on Champions League qualification.
Writing in his column for the BBC Sport website, Hargreaves admitted the club "can never afford not to qualify for the Champions League". His transfer is therefore likely to be the first stage of an overhaul at the club, with chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge promising to carry out "brutal and ruthless" changes to the team. Sunday's newspaper reports suggested Bayern could use the funds from Hargreaves' sale to buy Chelsea winger Arjen Robben.
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Hargreaves is expected to sign a four-year deal with Man UtdBayern Munich have agreed to sell Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United.
Club president Franz Beckenbauer told German TV: "Owen is leaving. That was the player's wish. It's a good match and it's also a good deal financially."
Beckenbauer said the transfer fee was "around" £17m - which would be a record for a Bundesliga player.
Hargreaves, 26, has been at Bayern for 10 years but after starring for England at the World Cup last year, he admitted he wanted to play in the Premiership.
606: DEBATE Considering the money Chelsea paid for Makelele and the fact Hargreaves is younger - a very good buy for Man Utd
leeroy19
United quickly moved to open negotiations with Bayern and made offers in the summer transfer window and in January but the German club refused to sell - until now.
Hargreaves, who played only nine league games for Bayern this season because of injury, is expected to sign a four-year deal with the newly-crowned Premiership champions.
His career in Germany ended in disappointment when Bayern finished fourth in the Bundesliga, thereby missing out on Champions League qualification.
Writing in his column for the BBC Sport website, Hargreaves admitted the club "can never afford not to qualify for the Champions League". His transfer is therefore likely to be the first stage of an overhaul at the club, with chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge promising to carry out "brutal and ruthless" changes to the team. Sunday's newspaper reports suggested Bayern could use the funds from Hargreaves' sale to buy Chelsea winger Arjen Robben.
SEE ALSO Owen Hargreaves column
16 May 07 | Football
Hargreaves set to discuss future
13 Apr 07 | Europe
Man Utd make new Hargreaves bid
19 Jan 07 | Man Utd
Hargreaves close to Bayern return
17 Jan 07 | Europe
Bayern hold off Hargreaves sale
07 Jan 07 | Europe
Hargreaves says Man Utd deal off
29 Aug 06 | Man Utd
RELATED BBC LINKS:
BBC Sport Premiership
Football on the BBC
Man Utd fans' views on 606
BBC Where I Live - Manchester
Manchester weather
RELATED INTERNET LINKS:
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
Spiegel
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites