Roy Hodgson ponders move to take Owen Hargreaves to West Brom

Roy Hodgson is considering holding talks with Owen Hargreaves to establish whether the former Manchester United midfielder would be interested in joining West Bromwich Albion next season. Hargreaves, who has also attracted interest from Leicester City, is without a club after United released him following four injury-plagued years at Old Trafford. The midfielder, signed from Bayern Munich for £17m in 2007, made only 39 appearances for United. Hodgson, who is also keen on the Birmingham City goalkeeper Ben Foster, could be tempted to take Hargreaves to The Hawthorns on a deal that would be linked to the number of games he plays. The 30-year-old has been posting exercise videos on YouTube to demonstrate his fitness and is hopeful that he can secure a return to the Premier League. He will almost certainly have to accept a pay-as-you-play deal because of his injury record.