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Danny Welbeck - says he'll be given a chance.
WELBECK EXPECTS MAN UTD CHANCE

Danny Welbeck has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson has promised he will be given the chance to prove he can become a Manchester United regular next season.
Like many youngsters at Old Trafford, Welbeck has been forced to wait for his big break, spending the majority of his career out on loan.
But the 20-year-old will return to United after England's European Under-21 Championship campaign with an assurance he will be able to show how much he has improved.
"The manager said I'll get decent opportunities and hopefully I'll take them and progress from there," said Welbeck, who admitted he would be forced to consider moving on if he failed to make it into Ferguson's first-team plans.
"It gets to the stage where you have to decide on your future but I'm still only 20 and looking forward to my opportunity."
Welbeck made his United debut two months short of his 18th birthday and scored on both his Premier League and FA Cup debuts.
It got even better for him when he started the 2009 Carling Cup final win over Tottenham.
But that was arguably the peak of his Old Trafford career so far and he has not played for his parent club for almost a year and a half.
Instead, he has trodden the same path as many United hopefuls before him by attempting to prove himself while on loan.
And he has largely done that, both at Preston and - last season - Sunderland.
"Going on loan really benefits you," said Welbeck, who is set to lead the line again in England's must-win European Under-21 Championship clash with the Czech Republic on Sunday.
"You learn massive amounts. It's experience you can't gain from being at United on the bench.
"I was playing with top strikers. Darren Bent was there at the start and then Asamoah Gyan came.
"I learnt a lot from Darren in training as well every day.
"It was the same with Asamoah as well and I'll always take that into my learning process."
That process continues in Denmark, where Welbeck's bid to impress Ferguson has yielded mixed fortunes.
He scored England's only goal of the tournament so far in their scrambled 1-1 draw with Spain but missed when clean through against Ukraine.
But his big problem has been a lack of support from midfield, leaving him all too often isolated up front.
"The team's not really had great possession of the ball at times so I've not really got onto the ball as much as I'd like," he said.
"We need to get on the ball a bit more, actually take control of the game and make them chase the ball more."
Head coach Stuart Pearce revealed yesterday his players may have been paralysed by nerves in their opening two draws against Spain and Ukraine, but not Welbeck.
"I don't see any need to be nervous," he said ahead of Sunday's final Group B match.
"It's different with every player but I go into every game like I'm playing at school, looking forward to getting on the pitch."
England's performances have been frustrating for their fans and also Pearce, who has nevertheless managed to keep his own temper in check.
Welbeck said: "I've not seen that side yet and don't plan on seeing it either.
"He's cool, calm and collected, lets you know his thoughts and he's really motivational, so you really know once his words are out of his mouth, it goes into your brain and stays there."
Never more so than when Pearce hauled Welbeck off after introducing him as a substitute against Greece early in his under-21 career almost two years ago.
Pearce said: "I spoke to him after the game and said that when you enter the pitch for England, you have to work harder than you did.
"He's rolled his sleeves up and his work rate is sensational and he's got goals.
"I know Fabio's a real big fan of his."
Indeed senior boss Fabio Capello handed Welbeck his first cap in March's friendly against Ghana.
The striker's debut came after he snubbed the chance to represent England's opponents, who jeered him mercilessly when he came off the bench at Wembley.
"I even had a few cousins in the stands and they said they were booing!" Welbeck joked.
"It was fine. We all had a little laugh at the end of the game.
"I've still got aunties and uncles back in Ghana and they were all really happy for me having made my debut for England so it was all sweet."

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Larsson - set to join Sunderland in the coming days.
LARSSON SET FOR SUNDERLAND DEAL

Sunderland will complete a move for Seb Larsson when the two parties agree on the length of contract, his father has confirmed.
The Black Cats are set to win the race to sign the Sweden international midfielder after his contract with Birmingham expired.
A number of clubs were keen to secure Larsson's services, with Arsenal, Blackburn, Aston Villa and Fulham all understood to be keen.
But the 26-year-old has elected to join up again with Steve Bruce, having played under the Wearside boss during his time at the St Andrew's helm.
Svante Larsson stated that the majority of formalities over a deal for his son had been completed, with only the number of years on the terms to be agreed.
"Sunderland have been on really hard since January. Steve Bruce has done much to bring about a deal and been very active," Larsson senior told Sport Folket.
"Sebastian along the way pointed out Sunderland as a distinct possibility. We have turned every stone and weighed the pros and cons.
"[The] Parties agree on the economic conditions and what remains is to agree on the length of the contract.
"They want a little longer and we want less. But I think there will be no problems."

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Fyvie - subject of interest from Premier League.
FULHAM MOVE FOR DONS STARLET

Fulham have made a bid for Aberdeen starlet Fraser Fyvie, who is also interesting Blackburn and Newcastle, according to reports on Sky Sports.
Fyvie is regarded as one of the best young talents to emerge in Scotland in recent years after breaking into the Aberdeen side as a 16-year-old.
The likes of Blackburn and Newcastle have been linked Fyvie in the past, but Fulham are hoping to steal a march on their rivals by luring him to Craven Cottage.
Fulham have held a long-term interest in the 18-year-old and have now firmed up their interest with an offer.
Fyvie, who has recovered from a cruciate knee ligament injury that blighted his season last term, holds the record for the youngester ever goalscorer in a SPL match.
Aberdeen are reluctant to lose Fyvie, but know they will struggle to reject a sizeable offer for the midfielder.

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Villas-Boas - will not be switching to Inter Milan.
INTER RULE OUT VILLA-BOAS

Inter Milan have ruled out a move for Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas should Leonardo opt to join Paris St Germain.
Brazilian Leonardo is expected to accept an offer to become PSG's new sporting director and Inter have already started the process of finding a replacement.
Reports in Italy suggested they had targeted Villas-Boas, dubbed the new Jose Mourinho, but Inter sporting director Marco Branca has ruled out a move on financial grounds.
"I feel I should make this clear," explained Branca to ANSA, "because everything started with comments in the media.
"However, everyone in the world of football is aware of the ties Villas-Boas has with Porto and the inclusion in his contract, amongst other things, of a very high release clause, which excludes the possibility of him taking over as coach of Inter."
Porto revealed last month Villas-Boas had a 15 million euro release clause, leaving Inter to focus their search elsewhere.
Former Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa has already ruled himself out, as has Fiorentina boss Sinisa Mihajlovic.

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Zola - linked with Inter Milan vacancy.
ZOLA IN INTER FRAME - AGENT

Gianfranco Zola's agent has revealed that he believes that he is contention for the Inter Milan job.
Inter are looking for a new boss after previous incumbent Leonardo accepted Paris Saint Germain's offer to be their sporting director.
They have seen Marcelo Bielsa, Sinisa Mihajlovic and Andre Villas-Boas all shun their advances, which has led president Massimo Moratti to look elsewhere.
A host of names including Fabio Capello, Claudio Ranieri, Giampiero Gasperini, Delio Rossi and Guus Hiddink all linked.
But now Zola's name is emerging as a possible contender.
"At the moment we have not received any phone call, but rumours of Inter's interest in Zola do have foundation," agent Fulvio Marruocco told Il Sussidiario.
"We can say that Inter took the Zola option into consideration after the problems they have had in finding a new coach.
"Gianfranco is flattered and would certainly say yes."
The former West Ham United boss has never coached on Italy, having only previously been assistant Under-21 coach.