Oldham boss Ronnie Moore has accepted a transfer request from Gareth Owen. The centre-half, who joined from Stoke for �50,000 last summer, has struggled to adjust to settle at Boundary Park.
Moore told the club's website: "He wanted to leave. I felt he might roll his sleeves up and have a go until Christmas then come and see me again.
"If there is anybody who does not want to be at the club I am not going to stand in their way. Reluctantly I have agreed to his request."