Sentences with phrase «direct title rival»

One stumbling block for the Gunners could be Mourinho's reluctance to allow Cech to join a potential direct title rival in Arsenal, which could in turn open the door for Roma to swoop in.

Could Wenger be willing to sell to a team he doesn't view as a direct title rival?

They've also signed Juan Mata from the Blues in recent times so another deal could be possible, though Chelsea may want to think again about letting key players move to direct title rivals.

He didn't want to strengthen a direct title rival and especially Arsenal and Arsene Wenger.

We will have to wait and see, of course, and some will say that a game of this importance against a direct title rival as well might not be the best time to put a player back in the first team.