Not exact matches
His form for the Eagles last season could be enough to convince them to make a bid as they
remain interested despite a change in manager, and it certainly looks as though he'll be desperate to move on as having been frozen out again, he'll need regular football elsewhere to secure his spot in the
World Cup squad next summer.
Mustafi and Rob Holding are the
remaining additions to our senior
squad, and the
World Cup winner looks a shrewd buy, having become one of the most consistent defenders in La Liga in recent seasons.
Wilshere is now a shoo - in for the England international
squad for the
World Cup (should he
remain fit), and is amongst our most consistent performers at present.
Sanchez is currently preparing for the 2014 FIFA
World Cup with his native Chile, but his future at the Nou Camp
remains in the balance as new manager Luis Enrique seeks to freshen up a
squad that has
remained relatively similar for a number of years.
Whether he'll get the nod from England boss Gareth Southgate for the
World Cup squad this summer
remains to be seen, but aside from the new chain, he'll hope he can bring out the celebration for club and country many more times in the coming months.
With Gordon Banks and Peter Bonetti having already secured two of the three goalkeeper berths available in Alf Ramsey's 1970 England
World Cup squad, the fight for the
remaining spot came down to Peter Shilton and Alex Stepney, who shared the same birthday - 18th September.
The complications are a significant blow to Saief's
World Cup aspirations with the U.S.. His condition is almost certain to rule him out of the U.S.
squad's four
remaining World Cup qualifiers — two in September against Costa Rica and Honduras, and then two more in October against Panama and Trinidad & Tobago.
Defoe recently scored on his international comeback after a four - year wait, and he will no doubt want to improve his chances of making England's
World Cup squad by
remaining in the top division.
He
remains confident of doing enough to claim a place in France's
World Cup squad in Russia later this year.
Vermaelen has been deprived of playing opportunities at Barcelona in the recent past and that is worrying him because he doesn't want to go off the selection radar as far as the Belgian national
squad for the
World Cup is concerned which can happen if he
remains at Barcelona and keeps warming the bench.
Willock was part of the England
squad at the U17
World Cup last year and
remains highly thought of within the national team set - up.
The 26 - year - old has since struggled to put in consistent performances in the Gunners shirt but he
remains a strong contender to make the Three Lions»
squad for the
World Cup.