Flamini suffered a hamstring
injury midway through the campaign and watched from the sidelines as his fellow defensive midfielder Coquelin took and eventually kept his regular spot.
Not exact matches
There could be an argument to suggest that neither should leave
midway through the
campaign, as Barcelona need a deep squad to continue to compete on various fronts and
injuries could derail them if they don't have enough depth.
Given the lengthy
injury list the Blues have suffered this season, Manuel Pellegrini seems unlikely to want to let any of his experienced stars leave
midway through the
campaign — but the report reads: «Manchester City duo Martin Demichelis and Samir Nasri are top transfer targets for foreign clubs ahead of the January transfer window.
There's no question that he had a difficult season just passed, struggling on loan while at Birmingham and spending most of the time on the
injury table after to returning to Arsenal
midway through the
campaign.