Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld hopes Owen Hargreaves will be happy to remain a squad player but admits he cannot prevent the England international seeking a move to the Premiership.
Hargreaves, whose contract with the Bundesliga club is due to expire in June 2004, recently revealed that he could be tempted by a move to Britain.
The Canada-born midfielder has been a regular in England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's squads since first breaking into the side prior to last summer's World Cup.
Hitzfeld told German newspaper Muenchner Merkur: "If he really wants to go and play in England, we cannot change that. At the moment he should be happy when he plays."