Kinnear fears Owen will leave in summer
Owen joined Newcastle from Real Madrid in 2005 for £16 million
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Friday, 12, Dec 2008 10:21
Joe Kinnear has admitted he fears Michael Owen will quit Newcastle United in the summer.
The striker's deal expires at the end of the season and he will be free to talk to other clubs next month.
Kinnear will meet Owen on Tuesday to offer him an improvement on his £100,000-a-week deal, according to reports.
The Magpies boss said he fears the 28-year-old will leave St James Park.
"The ball is in his court. I will find out, hopefully, on Tuesday. I'm not confident, to be honest, "the 61-year-old said.
“I'm pretty confident about everybody else, but Michael is a different kettle of fish. He is looking at his options.
"We have heard lots of things, that Michael's agent has had lots of clubs on to him.
"They will want to know what type of contract we are going to offer him. I won't go into those details now, but we will be offering him what we consider an excellent contract considering the climate of what is happening around all football clubs."
Owen, who has scored eight goals this season, is set to start in Sunday's clash with Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
Kinnear will also hold talks with Nicky Butt, Steve Harper and Shola Ameobi, and is expected to discuss an option on Mark Viduka's contract.