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Owen welcomed from the heart

Afp, London
Michael Owen admits he signed for Newcastle because he feared a move to Liverpool would break down and condemn him to another season on the Real Madrid subs' bench.
"I was uncertain that a Liverpool bid would be accepted in time and I wanted to play for a club who really wanted me," he told The Times on Wednesday of his 17 million pound move to Newcastle.
But The Sun reports he was given a get-out clause after 12 months of his 80,000-pound-a-week four-year deal at St James' Park although Newcastle have since denied that.
Owen revealed Newcastle's former England captain Alan Shearer played a major role in persuading him to join the Magpies.
The England striker was won over by the Magpies when he visited Tyneside on Monday.
"Alan was a great help through-
out and instrumental in my decision," he said.
"I had spoken to him many times over the past few weeks and he should work for the Newcastle tourist board when he finishes playing football.
"He even offered to give up his number nine shirt but I have declined. Number 10 will do for me.
"I will regard playing alongside him in his last season as an honour. He has been, and still is, a great striker and there is no way that Newcastle should be where they are in the table with that calibre of player."
Owen admitted he was also taken aback by the response he has already received from the Toon Army after agreeing terms on a four-yeardeal.
"I have been watching the TV and seen the queues at the club shop. From what I can tell 99 percent of the fans are delighted that I have chosen Newcastle and are not wondering about how I got there," he said.
"I have a lot of good memories of scoring goals at St James' Park -
including a hat-trick on my first visit with Liverpool.
"I was clapped off by the home fans that afternoon and I only hope I can give them plenty of other reasons to cheer me.
"It will be like winning the World Cup to win a trophy."
Owen spent most of last season behind Brazil star Ronaldo and club captain Raul in the Madrid pecking order and was pushed further down when Madrid signed Brazil pair Robinho and Julio Baptista in the summer.
And England coach Sven Goran Eriksson told him that if he was unable to get first-team football then his place in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup would be in doubt.
Newcastle are currently second-bottom of the Premiership without a league goal in four matches and one pointout of a possible 12.
But they can now count on a strike force that includes Owen, Shearer and 9 million-pound Spaniard Albert Luque from Deportivo La Coruna.