Former England striker Michael Owen is reported to be interested in playing for Perth Glory in the A-League.

A local Western Australian newspaper report quoted a team spokesman as saying the club was interested in signing the current Stoke City player who has scored 40 goals in 89 internationals for England.

It said Owen's agent had been in contact with the team, but that negotiations were in their early stages.

The 33-year-old Owen, who has also played at Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United, would join Juventus and Italy great Alessandro Del Piero (Sydney FC), former England striker Emile Heskey (Newcastle) and Japan's Shinji Ono (Western Sydney) as recent A-League marquee signings.

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Japan fullback Yuto Nagatomo has extended his contract with Inter Milan through to the 2015-16 season.

The Milan club made the announcement on its website Saturday.

Nagatomo joined Inter in January 2011 on loan from Cesena and is in his third season with the club. He has been a regular starter both this season and last.

Nagatomo has scored six goals for Inter.

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Hannover has signed Swiss defender Johan Djourou on loan from English Premier League team Arsenal until the end of the season.

The Bundesliga side says in a statement that the 25-year-old Djourou underwent a medical on Friday and traveled with the rest of the squad Saturday to Portugal for a training camp.

The Ivory Coast-born Djourou has played 31 times for Switzerland.

Hannover coach Mirko Slomka says Djourou will help compensate for the losses through injury of defenders Felipe and Leon Andreasen.