Carroll could make Kop debut THIS weekend
Published 23:00 21/02/11 By David Maddock
Andy Carroll is ahead of schedule in his injury comeback - and could even make a dramatic return to action this weekend.
Britain's most expensive player has yet to make his Liverpool debut, after arriving at Anfield on deadline day with a thigh injury.
But his rehabilitation has gone well, and the medical team at the Merseyside club believe the striker has an outside chance of making the bench when Liverpool visit West Ham on Sunday.
It would be a massive boost for the Reds, who are still hopeful of making a late run on a Champions' League place, after the arrival of new boss Kenny Dalglish galvanised the club.
Carroll will form a new partnership with Liverpool's other deadline day signing Luis Suarez, and if the pair hit it off, then they could provide the fire power to still make the current top four nervous.
The centre forward returned to training 10 days ago, and has now joined in with the rest of the squad, as he steps up his comeback from the problem he picked up at Newcastle.
Striker Dirk Kuyt meanwhile, revealed yesterday that negotiations over a new contract are at an advanced stage, after he pledged his future to the Anfield club.
"My contract has one more season to go after this but there are things happening. We have had some talks and I can only say it looks positive," he explained.
"I feel at home in Liverpool and I don?t want to leave here. It has been a difficult time for everyone at the club with the changes that have happened since last summer, but now I can sense something good is happening. I think Liverpool are on the way back."
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