Sentences with phrase «league clubs such»

Plenty of other Premier League clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are said to be interested in Paredes's services.

Roma join Paris Saint - Germain, along with a number of Premier League Clubs such as Manchester United and Chelsea who are interested in acquiring the 20 year old.

Once one of the most eagerly awaited weekends in the football calendar it doesn't now have quite the same appeal, at least for the top clubs, but continues to offer romance to those further down the pyramid and remains one of the best opportunities of silverware for mid-table Premier League clubs such as West Ham.

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who has been heavily linked with a move to the couple of Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal, has officially refused the opportunity to extend his contract at the Westfalenstadion.

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who has been heavily linked with a move to the couple of Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal, has officially refused the...

The German forward has been linked to moves all over Europe, including Premier League clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal.

A superbly talented French youngster, Adrien Rabiot has attracted interest from Premier League clubs such as Arsenal and Chelsea in recent times after struggling to establish himself as first choice with PSG.

Not exact matches

If such an agreement was to go ahead it would be hugely damaging to the Champions League, Europe's premier club competition.

Other Chinese investments include stakes in Thames Water, Heathrow and Manchester airports, London's tallest building (the «Cheesegrater») and British companies such as Weetabix, Pizza Express, and Sunseekers, not to forget two Premier League football clubs — Southampton FC and West Bromwich Albion.

Despite these contradictions, not only AIPAC but mainstream Jewish organizations such as the Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations and the Anti-Defamation League / BnaiBrith have allied themselves with Christian Zionist organizations such as the Christian Coalition, Religious Round - table and the 700 Club.

Even though Arsenal finished as runners up to the Premier League champions Leicester City last season and thereby have an automatic place in the coveted group phase of the Champions League this season, while Chelsea had such a poor campaign that they did not even manage to scrape into the poor relation that is the Europa League, do not expect us to be favourites to win any transfer battle between the two clubs.

This wasn't our best performance by a long shot, but the festive period is famous for throwing up shocks, such as a small club like Tottenham managing to gain only their fifth ever league win over the league leaders Chelsea.

And meanwhile the other potentially available strikers are being snapped up by other clubs around Europe, including our Premier League rivals, such as Liverpool completing the transfer of Benteke, which I am not happy about.

I still am not sure why Mick McCarthy opted to play such a weakened side, I know some would point out that the club went on to win their next fixture but its worth remembering that Wolves had also won their previous two matches prior to the Old Trafford clash so they would have buoyed up for the game and who knows perhaps they could have gotten a surprise result against the Premier League champions.

We are already hearing about other clubs around Europe securing the transfer of players, such as Mats Hummels to Bayern Munich, so even though the Premier League season is not properly over until after Manchester United play Bournemouth tonight and then Louis van Gaal takes his troubled team to Wembley in the FA cup, Arsenal fans are already eager for news of a signing.

Klopp has previously let Dortmund to two league titles and the final of the Champions League, and has been linked with the manager's job at big clubs such as Arsenal and Liveleague titles and the final of the Champions League, and has been linked with the manager's job at big clubs such as Arsenal and LiveLeague, and has been linked with the manager's job at big clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool.

Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

The striker would cost Arsenal around # 35 million, and while the Wenger of old might not have been willing to spend such vast sums, the ending of Arsenal's stadium debt and the new Premier League TV deal mean the Arsenal boss has been happier to part with the club's cash in recent seasons.

«In addition, and equally importantly, all of the business plans submitted and approved by the Football League would be fundamentally damaged by such a requirement placed on the club by Mr Gaydamak.

But with City having no such problems in terms of wages and with Champions League football also on offer at the Etihad, it is understood that the offer from the Manchester club would be too good for the 28 - year - old to turn down and stay at Arsenal.

Team balance is such an important part of team building otherwise clubs like Man United, Spurs and Liverpool will be winning the League based purely on the over hyped squad of players they each splashed over a 100 million pounds on.

The 1998 Double In two years» time after stepping as a chief of Arsenal, Wenger managed to introduced such significant changes to the training methods of the team that in 1998 the club grabbed its second Double of capturing the League's title and the FA Cup in the Gunners» history.

If the club are unable to sell and rebuild, then they may well have to rely on the individuals currently at their disposal, and in a difficult league such as the Championship, it remains to be seen whether or not they are good enough to dismiss the possibility of Merson's fears coming true.

Ospina has put in some fine performances for club and country but there have been some high profile and costly slips along the way, such as in our Champions League game at home to Olympiacos.

Champions league has become a major nuisance for any normal Arsenal fan, but still it's a shame not to make it past the insignificant clubs such as Olympiakos and Dinamo Zagreb.

Indeed such were the Premier League title holders difficulties in the striking department that Pellegrini had to field James Milner in a makeshift role late last year and as such it's no huge surprise the club would look to sign a marksman this month.

can you just imagine a top level club being so desperate that they would hire Wenger to manage their club... I guarantee that there is no truth to this story except the fact that he might have considered leaving Arsenal for a split second then he proceeded to lock himself in Kroenke's closet and threatened to harm himself with the plastic fork he always carries in his breast pocket, just in case there are free samples at the grocery store, until he was promised 2 more years... at which point they embraced one another in such an awkward fashion that Kroenke's mustache got stuck in Wenger's coat zipper... two hours or so later, once they were finally separated, they retired to Kroenke's private lounge where they watched his favourite movie «Major League» then played a quick game of Monopoly

While Wenger has overseen a substantial change in Arsenal's philosophy and played a major role in their move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, Dyche has also had a hand in how Burnley have built the foundations for future success of the pitch, with the # 10.6 million Gawthorpe training ground redevelopment progressing well and other improvements made to the infrastructure of the club, often at Dyche's behest, paid for by the Premier League cash he has played such a huge role in securing.

Now it has become completely clear that Arsenal would not have the opportunity to leapfrog the league leaders Chelsea and pip them to the Premier League title, the Arsenal fans and everyone concerned with the club have begun to look at the season on the whole and look for the reasons why Jose Mourinho's team was able to find themselves in such a comfortable posleague leaders Chelsea and pip them to the Premier League title, the Arsenal fans and everyone concerned with the club have begun to look at the season on the whole and look for the reasons why Jose Mourinho's team was able to find themselves in such a comfortable posLeague title, the Arsenal fans and everyone concerned with the club have begun to look at the season on the whole and look for the reasons why Jose Mourinho's team was able to find themselves in such a comfortable position.

Conte, as per the Telegraph, has already spent around # 130M on signings such as Alvaro Morata, Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Bakayoko this summer, however the Italian is growingly increasingly concerned over the club's lack of movement in the transfer market, and is worried that his squad isn't strong enough to defend their Premier League title.

Tottenham fans won't be too disappointed if both end up leaving the club, especially for such a substantial amount for two players who have yet to make a significant impact in the Premier League thus far.

As such, we are confident that the newly formed NICA Oregon League leadership team will be extremely successful in helping Oregon's teenagers establish mountain biking clubs in schools across the state.

Otamendi first caught the eye of big clubs such as United, Chelsea and Manchester City whilst at previous club Porto, and he has also shown he can do it in a more competitive league.

Smalling himself started his career at lowly Maidstone United, and although legends such as John Barnes, Ian Wright, and Stuart Pearce also started in non league tiers, the practice of the country's biggest clubs looking beyond the top couple of flights has become less common since the advent of the Premier League inleague tiers, the practice of the country's biggest clubs looking beyond the top couple of flights has become less common since the advent of the Premier League inLeague in 1992.

A premier league club shouldn't be allowed to get away with having such a poor pitch in this day and age.

The story is that the Spanish club are looking at other players such as Marco Veratti of PSG to boost their squad and bounce back after seeing their great rivals Real Madrid lift both the Champions League and La Liga trophies.

If — for example — Southampton had continued their great run at the start of the season to finish in such a lofty position beyond any of their pre-season expectations, then fair enough, but is that really something you want to be hearing from the manager of a club who have won the league a record - breaking 20 times in their history?

And while Reiss Nelson is an exciting young talent, it could be a big risk bringing the 17 - year - old in for such an early taste of Premier League action, particularly when he has generally played a more attacking midfield role for the club's youth sides.

It's such a disappointment for Klopp, the club but more so Lallana, as after putting in the hard work all pre-season, he'll be left shattered by the news that he will now have to work his way back to full fitness after missing the opening stages of the new Premier League season.

I agree — if Wenger's level of control is such that the board has no expectations for the club other than to make champions league qualification every year then the future is miserable and bleak.

Even so, a return to his homeland may well entice him, especially to a club playing in the Champions League and with an inspirational manager such as Diego Simeone.

This is not a specific Arsenal transfer rumour as such, because there are other clubs in the Premier League, including our north London rivals Tottenham, and elsewhere in Europe, with Italy's Serie A club Roma having already had a few bids for Riyad Mahrez turned down.

The Spurs goalkeeper has repeatedly evaded questions on a potential move to Old Trafford, but former France coach Domenech insists that such a transfer would represent a sideways step for his compatriot, and says that he should only leave White Hart Lane to join a top - three Premier League side or a major club abroad.

Xavi, Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and a whole host of others all benefitted from playing for Barcelona B. Real Madrid Castilla play in the league below and though not quite as good a production line, partly due to the club's international buying ethos, have produced players recently themselves such as Valencia's much wanted Juan Mata.

What will surely anger the heads of English football most is that such an idea could be discussed without any form of communication between the two bodies, and following the Premier League's blunt refusal to admit the Old Firm clubs to the top flight in 2009 it seems unlikely that a competition such as the one being considered will ever come to be.

The three - time Champions League winner is currently without a club and although he may be more likely to go for a bigger name, the Reds may feel it's worth a try for such a proven winner, who led Chelsea to the double in his first season in England.

It's easy to see why Real may be so keen to land Hazard after his tremendous form in the Premier League down the years, while the club's own attackers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale haven't really been up to scratch recently.

The former Soviet Union and Russian assistant has a wealth of experience in the Russian game, enjoying spells as manager of teams such as Krylia Sovetov and FC Saturn Ramenskoye as well as spells with now amateur Makhachkala club Dinamo and time in the Japanese J. league with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

In theory the sale of one to enable the signing of a few could leave Tottenham in with a better shot at securing a Champions League return, however the way in which Andre Villas - Boas invested funds from Bale's sale, and the manner in which Brendan Rodgers squandered money from Luis Suarez's sale to Barcelona, prove that such a sale can set a club back a number of seasons.

In turn, not only would a move to Nice potentially offer Sakho the chance of regular first - team football, but he would also be joining a club with surprise ambitions of winning the league this season, such has been the impressive nature of their start to the campaign.