- Title: ITALY: DAVID BECKHAM AND MICHAEL OWEN LINKED WITH SUMMER MOVE TO AC MILAN.
- Date: 10th April 2001
- Summary: MILAN, ITALY (APRIL 10, 2001 AND RECENT) (REUTERS)/LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE), NICE, FRANCE (FILE) LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - RECENT) (REUTERS) 1. DAVID BECKHAM AND MICHAEL OWEN TRAINING 2. VARIOUS HEADLINE GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT READING 'QUICK THINKING MILAN - THEY'VE HOOKED BECKHAM AND OWEN' MILAN, ITALY (RECENT) (REUTERS) 3. VARIOUS AC MILAN TRAINING GROUND MILAN, ITALY (APRIL 10, 2001) (REUTERS) 4. GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT JOURNALIST GIANCARLO GALLAVOTTI AT DESK 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT JOURNALIST GIANCARLO GALLAVOTTI SAYING:'Well I wouldn't like to reveal the details of our sources but it's obvious that we had a number of contacts and cross checking with collegeaues and English collegeaues. Over the last couple days we had some sensitive information which led us to believe that indeed there is an amount of truth in the fact that AC Milan is very active trying to secure for next season a number of top players and of course Beckham and Owen seem to be very much on their list.' LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (RECENT)(ITN) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GALLAVOTTI SAYING: 'I think that AC Milan and Milan in general and the whole setup offer a very good propostion for Beckham because lets not forget he has already won everything in England with Manchester United. For him at 26, to move to another English club would make very little sense because he has already won everything that he might want to win, including the Champion's League. If he wants a move, and he is at the right stage for a move, then a top Serie A club would be ideal. AC Milan with Mediaset, the company owning Milan, having also three national television channels, moreover Milan being the capital of fashion, I would expect there would be plenty of opportunity also for his wife Victoria to have a very good change of life and setup from what they are experiencing at the moment in England. NICE, FRANCE (RECENT)(REUTERS) 7. DAVID BECKHAM AND HIS WIFE VICTORIA MILAN, ITALY (APRIL 10, 2001) (REUTERS) 8. (SOUNDIBTE) (English) GALLAVOTTI SAYING: 'Given the fact that Beckham of course is a key figure for Manchester United and the new rules for movement and transfer of players, which have been agreed between FIFA, UEFA and the European Union come into affect in July, Beckham and Owan are still bound by their contracts. If they want to move then a buying club will have to meet the financial demands of Manchester United and Liverpool. Obviously we are talking about an operation that may cost in the region of 40,000,000 pounds, that is what Crespo cost Lazio last summer. At the same time Beckham may be looking for a decisive move in his career and Owen's technical characterisics and skill, the way he plays, would be very suited to Italian football. We understand he is actively considering a move to Italy also because his position at Liverpool is not exactly fantastic.' LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (ITN) 9. MICHAEL OWEN TRAINING WITH ENGLAND TEAM 10. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE READING - 'BECKHAM AND OWEN - A COUPLE' Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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