Sentences with phrase «as a homegrown player»

And perhaps that is the reason why Wenger continues to have faith in the player, apart from the fact that he counts as a homegrown player as well.

Arsenal would prefer to sell the Colombia goalkeeper rather than Wojciech Szczesny as the latter qualifies as a homegrown player.

The Daily Mail report that the Cameroonian is classed as a homegrown player under FA rules because he joined Arsenal from Bastia at 17 - years - old.

Romero, a goalkeeper, was on the preseason roster a year ago along with Anthony Fontana, who was officially added to the first team roster as a homegrown player last month.

The Academy's top players in each age group will be identified as Homegrown Players after spending 12 months in the program.

It's worth noting that Wright has not yet been offered a contract as a Homegrown Player.

Last June, he signed with Atlanta as a homegrown player.

But considering the fact that he counts as a homegrown player and that a few extra wide players will be handy under the new system, there is a chance he will be retained as well.

If he can hang around the 18 as a homegrown player, he could really blossom into something nice by the time he's 24/24/26 (look at Sergi Roberto and Rafinha for example developing at Barca).

While one can never be sure about the Englishman, it is unlikely that he will be let go considering he's still quite young and counts as a homegrown player.

In addition, he counts as a homegrown player and his versatility will be a great asset for the team.

And Mourinho is keen on Moller Daehli after identifying him as one of the harder working Bluebirds stars and believes that the 19 - year - old's time with Manchester United's academy would qualify him as a homegrown player.

Additionally, Butland would count as a homegrown player, which is a very valuable asset to have in a land of foreign players.

«Of course he counts as a homegrown player, which is important to City's attempts to build a big squad, but he is also a solid defender who is comfortable on the ball, more comfortable than Nicolas Otamendi, I would say.

Toronto FC has so far acquired Gregory van der Wiel with TAM, they have signed Liam Fraser (midfielder) and Ayo Akinola (forward) as homegrown players, and have drafted Tim Kübel and Drew Sheppard in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft hosted in Philadelphia.