Career of 37-year-old footballer Michael Owen, who has already ended his career, thanked Karim Benzema for refusing to move to "Manchester United" in 2009.
The former England national team striker signed a contract with "Man Utd" in 2009 and played there until 2012. The stage of his career in Manchester was not the most successful - he played only 52 matches and scored 17 goals.
M. Owen revealed that he could have never joined the "Red Devils" team, because Sir Alex Ferguson had told him that he would sign him only if they failed to reach an agreement with Karim Benzema. And that's what happened - the Frenchman chose Real Madrid.
"I have to thank Karim Benzema, because without him I would never have ended up at the "Man Utd" club," said M. Owen on "Canal +" show. - Ferguson told me that he would sign a contract with me only if he couldn't get Benzema. And that's exactly what happened."
K. Benzema cost €35 million for the "Real" club in 2009.
