Sentences with phrase «expensive transfer move»

The previous most expensive transfer move in an Italian league was Juventus» sale of Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid for $ 75m.

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Louis van Gaal looks set to continue this approach of high - profile, expensive moves in the transfer market, with two Serie A midfielders now on the Dutchman's agenda for when the transfer window re-opens in the middle of the season.

Arsenal are all too often criticised for their work in the transfer market, but the Gunners deserve some credit for not always pushing through for the big moves, with these three an example of expensive failures by some of their Premier League rivals...

The world's most expensive player following the Welsh winger's monumental 100m euros transfer from Tottenham Hotsur to the Liga giants in September, although to be fair to the 24 - year - old, he has not looked out of place at all amongst the superstars at the Santiago Bernabeu since he moved to the Spanish capital.

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A deal supposedly already in the works, Gareth Bale could make a sensational return to English football next summer in an # 80m move to United, eclipsing his old team - mate Di Maria as the club's most expensive signing and also the record transfer brought in by a British club.

Reading are preparing to move for West Ham striker Carlton Cole in what would be one of their most - expensive transfers ever.

January is known as a difficult transfer window because clubs are less likely to want to transfer, players are more expensive and unless players are unsettled they won't want to move.

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The next / last 4 years with Cazorla, Sanchez, Ozil, Cech arriving - proven world class players (also on world class player wages) coming in - we've had a net transfer spend of 119.7 million - so the fruition from the stadium move is very evident to me and I am confident we have gone in the right direction and will be signing additional, more expensive, proven players (but we are playing catchup and won't suddenly be full of Gallacticos).

The deal would be the fifth most expensive transfer involving an English club, after Paul Pogba's # 93.2 m move from Juventus to Old Trafford, Gareth Bale's # 86m switch from Spurs to Real, Cristiano Ronaldo's # 80m exit from United and the # 75m deal which took Luis Suarez from Liverpool to Barcelona.

Based on The Guardian «s list of huge - money transfers, a # 60m move would make the 25 - year - old the seventh most expensive footballer ever, sneaking in ahead of Angel Di Maria, who went for # 59.7 m when Manchester United plucked him from Real Madrid in 2014.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth over # 80 million.

Transfers 17/18: Neymar's transfer broke all kinds of financial records in football and unless Messi decide to move away from Barcelona, this is set to stay as the most expensive football transfer for quite sometime.

While it seems to be the trend to lambaste Zenit's transfer policy - particularly bringing in the expensive big names last summer and the older big names on a second tour of duty this summer — the moves could result in a better team.

Never mind his transfer fee — at # 29million (fee via BBC Sport), he was the most expensive Bundesliga export of all - time prior to Kevin De Bruyne's move to Manchester City — he was a signing who created excitement among fans as much through bragging rights, if not more so, than the logic of his move in purely football terms.

In the Premier League alone, 13 of the 20 clubs broke their respective transfer records — including Manchester United whose # 89 million move for Paul Pogba has made him the most expensive player in history.

He said «It is time to move beyond the unequal exchange of cheap raw materials for expensive finished goods that disadvantages Africa, to one that ensures technology transfer and sustainable economic development, huge economic returns for investors and creates new jobs for both sides.»