Allardyce sends Owen to specialist

NEWCASTLE boss Sam Allardyce has sent Michael Owen off to Germany for treatment on his thigh injury admitting his frustration at his loss yet again.

The 27-year-old has flown out to Munich to consult renowned specialist Hans-Wilhelm Muller Wohlfahrt over the problem he picked up in England’s 1-0 friendly victory in Austria on Friday evening.

Allardyce is refusing to reassess the four-to-six-week period his £17million (€23.7m) man is expected to be sidelined, although more optimistic noises coming out of Tyneside have suggested he could be back in action within a fortnight.