The phrase "to sign the playmaker" means to hire or recruit a skilled person who has the ability to create and control the action in a particular activity or sport. Full definition
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Manchester United and Barcelona have also been linked with moves to sign the playmaker in recent windows, and could well be keen on a potential free transfer move next summer, but should the Italians make a move to sign him come January, they may well be forced to consider their stance. (justarsenal.com)
LIVERPOOL missed out on signing playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan, his former agent Dimitry Seluk has claimed. (dailystar.co.uk)