Owen: I begged Liverpool to sign me back after one year after joining Real Madrid, but they never agreed.

Hupu News on October 19 Recently, former Liverpool striker Owen said in an interview that when he joined Newcastle United from Real Madrid, there was a special clause hidden in the contract-this clause allowed him to return to Liverpool immediately after one year.

The former England international left Anfield to join Real Madrid in 2004, but revealed that he was eager to return to Merseyside after just one season in Spain. In 2005, Owen finally moved to Newcastle for 16.8 million pounds. Now he admits that the reason for agreeing to the deal was to add a clause in his contract that "can return to Liverpool after one year."

Irving said frankly in an interview with MashableIndia: "This is my real goal. There is only one team I want to play for in my life."

The former Ballon d'Or winner said that Real Madrid clearly informed that they would only agree to sell him to Newcastle because the other party's offer was twice that of Liverpool. The Reds, who had just won the Champions League, refused to match the offer. He explained: "The president of Real Madrid said, 'You can't go to Liverpool because Newcastle's offer is twice theirs. If Liverpool offers the same offer, you can go,' but the Red Army never did so."

"So I faced a choice: stay in Madrid or join Newcastle. The only reason I signed for Newcastle was to include the clause that allowed me to move to Liverpool after one year. This was my real purpose."

However, the ideal return did not materialize. Owen's controversial move to Manchester United after four years at Newcastle angered Liverpool fans and many felt it damaged his legendary status at Anfield.

The 43-year-old Irving said that he is still criticized for having played for these two clubs, but people simply do not know the full truth. He said helplessly: "No one needs to know the truth, and no one really understands. People don't want to know the truth at all, but they are keen to accuse, 'Oh, you played for Liverpool and then went to Manchester United, there is no loyalty.'"

Irving insisted that he has been working hard to return to Liverpool for many years, and personally called the Red Army coach every season to plead for opportunities. He finally revealed: "I called Brendan Rodgers and contacted the Liverpool coach every year. It was Liverpool who did not want to accept me back. There were Suarez and Torres in the team at that time, which was completely reasonable. This is football, I have no complaints."

"But every year I begged: 'Please sign me, please give me a chance. ' "

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