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Wenger targets new striker

Author: Brandon Barker
Date: 03/12/2009
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he will be looking to sign a new striker in next month's transfer window as he tries to bolster his struggling squad.

The Gunners have lost their last two Premier League matches, are 11 points behind leaders Chelsea and recently discovered that Robin van Persie will be sidelined for five months.

Eduardo is struggling to find his best form while Nicklas Bendtner is continuing to recover from an operation on a groin injury.

Wenger has been linked with a host of forwards including Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh, Italy Under-21 star Mario Balotelli, Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, AC Milan's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Giampaolo Pazzini, of Sampdoria and Loic Remy of Nice.

Italian teenager Federico Macheda has signed a new four-year contract extension with Manchester United.

The highly-rated 18-year-old will now remain at Old Trafford until the end of the 2013-14 campaign.

Macheda joined United from Lazio in September 2007 and made a dramatic introduction to the Premier League when he scored on his debut in the pivotal 3-2 win against Aston Villa in April.

United were forced to come from behind in that Old Trafford clash and the three points went a long way to helping the club clinch their third successive Premier League crown.

He also netted in the 2-1 victory at Sunderland a week after the Villa win and has gone on to feature in ten first-team matches for the club including last week's Champions League defeat to Besiktas and Tuesday's Carling Cup success against Tottenham Hotspur.

FIFA has confirmed that England are among the top eight seeds for next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.

The host nation, online favourites to win the tournament Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany and Argentina make up the other top-ranked sides.

The remaining 24 teams will join the leading sides in Friday's draw which will determine who goes into the eight groups.

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Matt Murray's football career is hanging in the balance after Wolves manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that the goalkeeper faces yet another injury lay-off.

The 28-year-old has endured an injury-plagued career and has not featured in the Wolves first team since May 2007.

He damaged the patella tendon he ruptured a year ago while on loan at Hereford United when he limped out of a reserve team game against Birmingham City's second string last month.

England all-rounder Luke Wright has pledged his long-term future to Sussex by penning a new three-year contract that will keep him at Hove until the end of the 2012 season.

The 24-year-old scored three centuries in the 2009 season, finishing with 637 runs at an average of 49.

He starred for England in the Champions Trophy earlier this year and also played a key part in his county's successful Twenty20 campaign.

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