Manchester United target 21-year-old Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge
Sources reveal English Premier League defending champions Manchester United are keeping a close watch on Chelsea striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Sturridge-c10076. The Red Devils could offer the Blues an estimated £20 million for the services of the unsettled 21-year-old.
Sturridge is reportedly looking for a move away from the London club after failing to get a guarantee of first team football at Chelsea next season. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 under-21 international spent the second half of last season on a loan move to Bolton Wanderers
so he could get regular Premier League football.
He did very well the Reebok Stadium, scoring eight goals in 12 appearances in the English Premier League for the Trotters. Despite Bolton manager Owen Coyle asking the striker to extend his loan stay, Sturridge insisted on a return to Chelsea.
The young forward revealed he was willing to fight for his place in the first team, with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 that Sturridge was sent on
the loan move.
Then manager Carlo Ancelotti had to make room for the £50 million Spaniard striker at Stamford Bridge and felt it was best to send Sturridge out on a loan move. While the Englishman agreed to the move to Bolton, he was never truly happy.
He has returned to Stamford Bridge but the newly appointed Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has given him no guarantee of a shot at regular first team football. This has sparked rumours of an exit in the summer transfer window.
He was initially linked with a move to Stoke City, who reportedly bid £6 million for Sturridge. The joke of an offer was not even considered by the Blues, but with recent reports suggesting Manchester United looking to bid £20 million could mean the end
of Sturridge’s days at Chelsea.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747 of 41 appearances in all competitions and has scored nine goals.
Manchester United are yet to make an official offer as yet, they are currently monitoring the situation to determine if Sturridge would be willing to make a move to Old Trafford. There has been no word from Chelsea on the recent developments.
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