Sentences with phrase «capture of»

The recent turn of event suggests Arsenal have moved ahead of Manchester United and Liverpool in the hunt for the prolific goal scorer, with United understandably taking foot off the pedal after the successful capture of Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Matteo Darmain and Morgan Schneiderlin.

Zlatan might disagree, but this transfer window will be remembered for the capture of the world's most expensive association football signing.

The Netherlands international, who scored against England at Wembley in March, is the club's second signing of the summer after the # 11 million capture of Victor Wanyama from Southampton, and he will provide competition for England international Harry Kane — Spurs» only recognised striker last season.

With all the fanfare around the signing of Nathaniel Chalobah and the club - record capture of Andre Gray, the more modest addition of Will Hughes from Derby County has gone under the radar at Watford as they England Under - 21 regular has needed to largely watch on from the sidelines.

Astute moves, such as the # 26m capture of David Silva from Valencia, in addition to a simply exquisite # 37m move for Sergio Agüero, need to be replicated in order for City to be able to compete with Europe's best.

Barca's swoop for Coutinho is outranked only by Paris Saint - Germain's stunning world record 222 million - euro signing of Neymar from Barcelona last year, and the Paris club's capture of French striker Kylian Mbappe in a deal which will be worth 180 million euros when the teenager completes his initial loan deal later this year.

PSG have confirmed the capture of Neymar for just under # 200million and he will be presented to fans on Friday in the French capital.

In addition to the capture of Chappuis, powerful Thailand international striker Siroch Chatthong joins from Ubon UMT United, while central midfielder Thossawat Limwannasathian has moved on loan from Army United after spending the first half of the year at Chiang Rai United.

Jose Mourinho has made it his priority to address the midfield in the summer following the high - profile capture of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal earlier this...

Some outrageous sums have already been splashed, with Paris Saint - Germain «s world - record $ 222million capture of Neymar sending shockwaves around the football world, but there are plenty of major deals still on the table.

It is thought, however, that Wenger still wants to sign a «superstar» striker, as promised to him by Gunners director Lord Harris, and that the capture of Reus would not change this.

The announcement also stated that Papy has signed a four - year contract with the club, who are delighted with the capture of the former Nantes player.

Embed from Getty Images Kante has been a shining light in The Foxes historic capture of the Premier League title, which has got some of Europe's biggest clubs off their seats and into transfer market...

Watching and learning from masters of the game can never be detrimental, and it certainly seems that Jack Wilshere has managed to capture some of the styles implemented by the three players mentioned by him below.

Jose Mourinho made little attempt to hide his delight at hijacking Tottenham Hotspur's move for Willian as the north London club raged behind the scenes about Chelsea's $ 37 million capture of the Anzhi Makhachkala forward representing a vendetta against them.

Premier Soccer League side SuperSport United have confirmed the capture of Botswana international Mogakolodi Ngele from city rivals Mamelodi Sundowns.

Nikola Kalinic joined the club for around # 6million last season but hasn't really justified Sam shelling out that much on him, so the loan capture of Mame Diouf could be a smart piece of business.

Moments after announcing the official capture of Mohamed Salah, Edin Dzeko landed amid throngs of Roma supporters — which some sources estimate to be as high as 3,000 — ahead of his medical exam, which is reportedly slated for tomorrow afternoon.

Roma's capture of Iturbe was so sudden and so unexpected, one can't help but wonder if they really, and I mean really, thought about how he fit into the current squad.

Arsene Wenger has surprised us all with the early capture of both Lukas Podolski & Olivier Giroud before pre-season begins.

As memorable as their capture of the Carling Cup was, Birmingham have been paying a heavy price with their league form ever since.

Impressive stuff then from Man City, who were anything but during their midweek Carling Cup tie with Arsenal in North London − although Sergio Aguero's late winner ensured City remained in the hunt for yet more silverware, to go with last season's capture of the FA Cup.

Inter had previously been connected with Lamela, but thanks to their capture of Ivan Perisic, they're no longer involved, which has amped up Roma's pursuit

Paris Saint - Germain are on the point of adding the $ 180million capture of Kylian Mbappe to their unprecedented and controversy - laden $ 222m signing of Neymar.

Many thought City were premature in announcing the capture of one of the most highly sought - after and progressive managers — Pep Guardiola — and maybe they were.

Continuing a summer series reviewing a selection of news stories and matches from the 2015/16 season, we look back on the capture of a highly - coveted winger from La Liga...

Spanish news outlet AS believe Manchester United manager José Mourinho is keen on securing the capture of Borussia Dortmund central defender Marc Bartra.

In 2015 - 16, Chelsea former manager Jose Mourinho claimed that his Blues were a team without a striker but his capture of the Frenchman attacker propelled the West London outfit to their fourth Premiership title.

Chelsea fans probably saw the club heading down a well - worn path last week when they announced the capture of the Colombian forward, a once fearsome, now injury hit big - name striker.

The capture of Cuevas means that Chelsea have completed their fourth summer signing.

«His experience with Arsenal, playing Champions League football and fighting to get into Champions League positions, and winning FA Cups [made him the right player for Everton],» said Allardyce, who made Walcott his second Everton signing, following the capture of Turkey international goalscorer Cenk Tosun from Besiktas earlier this month.

West Brom have already pulled off a number of impressive moves, starting with the # 12m capture of Jay Rodriguez from Southampton.

Manchester United have confirmed they have completed the club record $ 44.75 million capture of Spanish international midfielder Juan Mata from Chelsea -LRB-...)

After Sam Allardyce bolstered his forward options with the capture of Turkey international striker Tosun from Süper Lig side Besiktas, the Blues added England star Walcott to the ranks - and both speak extensively about why they were drawn to the Club's ambition.

Chelsea's new head coach Antonio Conte has made his third signing of the transfer window with the capture of Eduardo from the champions of Croatia for an undisclosed fee.

The Club confirmed the capture of 47 - cap England international forward Walcott from Arsenal on Wednesday — further bolstering their attacking ranks after the purchase of striker Cenk Tosun earlier in January.

Of the three, West Ham now have able replacements for Green — in Ruud Boffin, the huge Belgium keeper — and Parker — after the capture of Nolan — but it is up front where the concerns lie.

With Ledley King thought to be seriously considering his future in professional football following a series of nasty injuries, it is thought the capture of Vertonghen will provide some stability in the Spurs defence.

This culminated in the farcical deadline day capture of Marouane Fellaini for close to # 30 million.

It was the second time Brighton had broken their transfer record in a week following the capture of midfielder Davy Propper from...

Having spend big early on in the window, Manchester City never looked likely to grab the headlines on transfer deadline day, and thus it transpired, with the # 4m capture of defender Martin Demichelis over the weekend being their last piece of significant business.

The Portuguese confirmed the capture of Paul Pogba from Juventus and was asked about the transfer fee involved in the deal, which is reported to be a world - record # 89m.

City's # 57m capture of Laporte moved the total spent by Premier League clubs in this window from # 195m to a record # 252m.

However, there were a few big ones that did, most notably Arsenal's stunning capture of German playmaker Mesut Ozil, and of course the eye - watering fee paid by Real Madrid for Tottenham's Gareth Bale.

After a summer of Bolton fans clambering for him to be signed permanently, the club finally delivered with the # 1.5 m capture of Spearing, much to the fans» delight.

Hull City are set to confirm the # 1.2 m capture of Burton Albion's Australia international Jackson Irvine, while they are also pursuing Leicester attacker Ahmed Musa and Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan.

One clear example of this was Stokes recent capture of Shaqiri.

The Gunners transfer activity started quite early this summer window with the # 11million capture of Chelsea veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech; but despite several speculations linking them with other big name... Continue reading →

Atletico Madrid's official website has confirmed the capture of the Argentine midfielder Augusto Fernandez from Celta Vigo.

The Algeria international was the Hornets» second signing of transfer deadline day after the capture of 19 - year - old Belgian striker Obbi Oulare on a five - year deal from Club Brugge.