TOUCHLINES

DANIEL STURRIDGE has hinted he could try to make his loan move from Chelsea to Bolton permanent. The striker has netted four goals in as many games and says he is revelling in the freedom given to him by Trotters boss Owen Coyle.

JUVENTUS are preparing  £17m (RM85m) summer bid for Barcelona midfield misfit Javier Masherano, formerly of Liverpool.

FIFA’S executive committee began a two-day meeting yesterday to decide on the number of berths each continent will be allocated for the 2014 World Cup.

WOLVES forward Kevin Doyle believes his side, who lie third-from-bottom in the table, require four more wins to secure their Premier League survival this season.

LIVERPOOL are hopeful  £35m (RM175m) January signing Andy Carroll will make his debut for the club in Sunday’s Preamier League home game againts leaders and bitter rivals Manchester United.

TOTTENHAM winger Gareth Bale is losing his race to be fit for the second leg of his side’s Champions Leauge last-16 tie against AC Milan on March 9 at White Hart Lane.

LIVERPOOL defender Martin Kelly has been ruled out for a month after tearing a hamstring during last weekend’s defeat at West Ham.

ARSENAL striker Marouane Chamakh has revealed his team’s Carling Cup final defeat to Birmingham was met by a silence in the losers’ dressing room, with not even manager Arsenal Wanger uttering a word to his deflated players.

THE GUNNERS  meanwhile, are planning to sell off more land around their Emirates Stadium after announcing a £2.5m (RM12.5m) half-yearly loss on Monday.

WEST HAM co-owner David Gold is recovering well after being admitted to hospital on Sunday night suffering from cholangitis – an international inflammation – and blood-poisoning condition septicaemia.

ASTON VILLA manager Gerard Houllier has admitted it is part of his remit to find a “better balance” between the club’s large wage bill and turnover

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Source : THE SUN 3 MARCH 2011