HARGREAVES EXPECTS UNITED SWITCH THIS WEEK

After Beckenbauer admitted yesterday that he would be leaving Bayern this summer, Owen Hargreaves told the BBC, "It's been one of the longest transfer sagas. I'm sure this week we'll hear some new information."

Munich's chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club's website: "A player like Owen Hargreaves would have looked good in our team next year. In the defensive midfield position Owen is one of the best in the world - it's a big sporting loss for us."