Sentences with phrase «ex-england international defender»

The German international defender revealed that he actually started his career as a striker, before he was gradually edged all the way back to defence.

The Arsenal and France international defender Laurent Koscielny is apparently fit again and available to play in the second leg of the Champions League knockout tie with La Liga giants Barcelona and hopefully our best centre back will then stay fit for the rest of the season.

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The Nigerian international defender spent last season on - loan at Istanbul minnows Kasimpasa and established himself as a first team regular in one of the best performing defensive sides.

I mean Jonny Evans, the Northern Ireland international defender who was sold by Manchester United to West Brom not too long ago is not even a player that many Arsenal fans would have even considered at the start of the summer transfer window but now the situation is bad and he is one of Wenger's solutions.

To get Debuchy back is a massive lift for us because he is an international defender who brings a lot to our side.

Germany international defender Mats Hummels will disappoint Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea by saying he wants to stay at Borussia Dortmund --(Daily Star)

He decided to play homage to the ill fated Colombian international defender by having the player's iconic shirt tattooed on his body both front and back.

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The White Hart Lane club are also looking at Feyenoord's Portuguese - born Dutch international defender Bruno Martins Indi, 21.

United States international defender Tim Ream, a reported target for Bolton and West Brom, is unlikely to move to the Premier League unless he is guaranteed first - team football.

The German international defender endured a rocky first season with the club, and it is unclear where he stands in Arsene Wenger's pecking order.

Experienced Italian international defender Giorgio Chiellini is said to be prepared to snub interest from Liverpool and Manchester United in order to stay with Juventus, according to Football Direct News.

According to a report in The Mirror, Arsenal fans could have another reason next season, because Arsene Wenger is apparently keen on bringing the England international defender Chris Smalling to north London to join his former team mate Welbeck.

It is Sky Sports report today that reveals that Sam Allardyce has just completed the transfer of the 21 - year old Canada international defender Doneil Henry.

However, Juventus are understood to be keen to keep hold of the Italy international defender.

The Brazil international defender David Luiz returned to Chelsea from Paris Saint - Germain on transfer deadline day.

A few years ago I seem to remember hearing some comments from the Arsenal and France international defender Laurent Koscielny about his burning desire to win things in his playing career, with the suggestion that if this was not going to0 happen with the Gunners then he would be forced to leave north London for a club with more ambition.

When I first saw the latest Arsenal transfer rumour linking the Gunners with a bid for the Barcelona and Spain international defender Gerard Pique, I thought that it was just a bit of journalistic nonsense, even though the Daily Mail report claims that it has got it's sources from Spain.

Unlike his manager, the France international defender Laurent Koscielny did not even mention the supposed foul on Hector Bellerin in the build up to Chelsea's first goal.

If Arsenal have agreed a fee with Valencia and personal terms have already been set in stone for a while, then get the German international defender over to England for his medical now so we can wrap this deal up and move onto the next player.

However that doesn't seem to be the case anymore, as Arsenal and French international defender Laurent Koscielny has spoken out about Arsenal's issues last season.

According to various rumours from Spain, reported by Metro, there is a good chance of them getting the Spanish international defender Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid, either as part of the De Gea deal or just an outright purchase.

The Brazil international defender was looking at being banned for the next three domestic games and so this is great news for the Gunners, with a heavy fixture list for us to cope with.

The former Arsenal and England international defender Sol Campbell is not exactly well loved at the home of his former employees Tottenham, as he was one of the few players to cross the north London divide and it made it even worse for the fans of the Spuds that once he did make the transfer the centre back played a major part in helping Arsenal to achieve that historic title winning campaign that earned us the name of the Invincibles.

If the Arsenal transfer rumours about the possible impending departure of the Arsenal and England international defender Calum Chambers from the Emirates are true then it could be that Arsene Wenger has already found a replacement for the former Saint in the shape of the 20 - year old Bolton Wanderers centre back Rob Holding.

Hopefully our France international defender Laurent Koscielny will be one of them and if so he will obviously come straight back into the starting line - up.

So the news reported by The Independent about the availability and cheapness of the young Barcelona and Spain international defender Marc Bartra should have the Frenchman reaching for the phone and his chequebook.

«Arsenal desperate to sign experienced international defender in January» Is that coming from Wenger himself?

The biggest surprise for me this evening with the Arsenal team selected by Arsene Wenger to face Tottenham in the Capital One cup game is that the boss has not picked Gabriel, and tha Braxzilian international defender who has just been let off his red card from the Chelsea game has not even made the bench.

Then you consider the Arsenal transfer rumours about our German international defender Shkodran Mustafi and his possible move to Italy to play for Internazionale in Serie A, which I am so pleased did not happen, and you think that Wenger must have had some defensive targets in mind.

There were some Arsenal transfer rumours this week suggesting that their England international defender might be moving on and that Arsene Wenger was keen on finally bringing him to north London after failing to land him from Fulham years ago.

Going on that premise it seems likely that the Valencia and Germany international defender Shkodran Mustafi is one of the players that Arsene Wenger is considering for a summer transfer to Arsenal.

It is still impossible to say whether the new Arsenal and England international defender Calum Chambers is going to spend most of his playing career at right back or in the centre of defence, because the 19 - year old has shown that he has the ability and the right attitude to both very well.

The Bosnian international defender Saed Kolasinac was a surprise acquisition by Arsene Wenger when he arrived in June on a Bosman transfer from Schalke04, even though he had been named in the» Bundesliga team of the season».

Jose Mourinho's side are believed to have been keeping tabs on the England international defender as they look to sign a left - back.

Premier League leaders Chelsea have today confirmed that young Czech Republic international defender Tomas Kalas has joined high flying Championship outfit on loan, after he returned from a disappointing spell at Cologne in the first half of the season that saw Kalas struggle to break into the Bundesliga side's first team picture.

If the Arsenal and France international defender Laurent Koscielny is right, then Arsenal fans should be in for a treat today when the Gunners play host to Crystal Palace in the final match of the first half of this Premier League season.

It was only just over a year ago that Arsenal signed up the France international defender Laurent Koscielny to a new long term contract, so in theory we should not have to worry too much about the Gunners losing our brilliant centre back.

So even though it is not the sort of transfer that we have seen from Arsenal in recent years, many of us were still hoping that the Borussia Dortmund and Germany international defender Mats Hummels could be signing for the Gunners during this January transfer window.

Only a blind deaf and crazy fan could apply that criticism yesterday and NO manager can be responsible when, having picked the right team and formation, two highly experienced international defenders between them lost us the game.

In May at Anfield, Wenger who lost home and away to Liverpool last season thought the best way to win at Anfield this season was to bench Lacazert the record signing, Giroud the dependable striker as well as Kolasinic an international defender who was brought to Arsenal to strengthened the team.

Just like our England international defender Calum Chambers, Gnabry had no chance to help Germany avoid a hefty 5 - 0 drubbing at the hands of Portugal, as he was an unused sub in Germany's final game of the under 21 Euro championship.

On Thursday, Manchester United had a # 35 million bid rejected by Real Madrid for their Spain international defender Sergio Ramos.

The French international defender signed a new contract back in November, tying him to the Gunners until the summer of 2020, and has no intentions of leaving the club prior to the end of his deal.

I am sure that Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal coaching staff and medical team will be working as hard as they possibly can over the next week in an attempt to make sure that our German international defender Shkodran Mustafi is fit enough to face Stoke in Arsenal's second game of the new Premier League season, but I think we have to accept that the German may not be ready.

So taking all this into consideration you would have thought that Wenger would have been one of the main suitors for the services of the Germany international defender Mats Hummels when it became clear that he would be leaving Borussia Dortmund with only one year left on his contract.

The Nigerian international defender was one of 26 Chelsea players loaned out last season and one of two who joined Turkish Super Lig sides on a temporary move.

Maybe they do things differently in France, maybe the Arsenal and France international defender has a character as spiky as his hairdo and is always falling out with his friends and calling them names.

garay is being valued at # 13 million i think anywhere under # 15million for him would a steal very solid experienced international defender.