Sentences with phrase «international striker on»

The Daily Mail revealed that Swansea believe they are close to signing the 20 year old Belgium international striker on loan...

Swansea have picked up a proven goal scorer in French football and a former international striker on a free transfer which could give Garry Monk's side the flexibility of utilizing a two - man attack of Bony and Gomis.

It certainly won't help his cause and you have to wonder why he left the Chilean International striker on the bench for perhaps the most important home game of the season.

Not exact matches

So either Napoli will continue to hold out and keep their star striker, or Juventus will go back with an offer big enough to persuade Napoli to cash in while there are still two years left on the contract of the in form Argentina international.

The French international is still a few steps below strikers as Harry Kane, Diego Costa, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Daniel Sturridge and Sergio Aguero in my book, and this is very much the position Arsenal have to work hard on to improve if the team is to take that last step and be crowned Champions.

Benteke would offer quality support to first choice Chelsea striker Diego Costa, perhaps even keeping the Brazilian born Spanish international on his toes.

On a day that Arsenal and England International striker Danny Welbeck has been delivered the news that he is expected to miss the next 9 months through injury, Arsenal's search for a new striker has been kicked into gear!

People are saying that we have paid too much for a striker who may score goals in the French Ligue 1 but who has not really shone on the international stage and who may struggle in a tougher league, while there are also questions about why Arsenal seemed to be the only real suitor for the Frenchman.

Henry was obviously impressed by how his fellow countryman combined with his international teammate Antoine Griezmann for France at Euro 2016 and he thinks that the same sort of se3t up could work for Arsenal, with Sanchez playing the role of support striker rather than being stuck out on one of the flanks.

The France international's best position is as a central striker, but he's been used out wide on both flanks at United in recent times.

Arsenal are hoping to add another striker to their squad in January, and are keeping tabs on Sassuolo's Italian international striker Simone Zaza, who scored his first goal for his country last week.

Anichebe has made 11 appearances for Nigeria, scoring one but has since retired from international duty in a bid to focus on his domestic career and he could now replace German striker Nick Proschwitz at the KC Stadium.

The French international has managed to score just nine goals in 29 appearances so far this season, and coupled with the January arrival of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang, the pressure really is on his shoulders having been benched for the last two games since the former Borussia Dortmund striker arrived.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has had a stunning week — earning his first senior international cap for England, scoring on his debut, and being handed his first start in Turin against four - time World Cup winners Italy.

Woodburn, like Ward, has also made his mark on the international stage, as the striker has made six appearances and scored once for Wales, a decent feat considering the player's young age.

With Arsenal having already announced the signing of the German international centre back Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia and the Spanish striker Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna this week, the chances of Arsene Wenger adding any more players to the Arsenal squad on transfer deadline day are much smaller.

Arsenal have been hit yet another bit of bad news on the injury front this week, with a report in The Mirror revealing that our England international striker Danny Welbeck will not be back in action as soon as we thought.

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Giroud could get himself on a red hot scoring streak while all the other strikers at the club struggle to find the back of the net, thereby making the France international centre forward a key member of the first team that the boss could not, in all conscience, let go, but not many of us expect that to happen.

Arsenal are on red alert as Manchester United have told England international striker Danny Welbeck that he can leave the club this summer.

The Brazil international has taken the PSG chief up on his offer and is said to be keen on the club to bring in Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, according to Don Balon.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are all keeping tabs on the progress of Mainz striker Shinji Okazaki, report the Express, after the Japanese international roared to the top of the Bundesliga goalscoring charts at the start of this season, helping his unfancied club to a fine start to the campaign.

What Tottenham need most desperately is a striker who can cover for, or play alongside Harry Kane, and the Daily Mail understands that Marseille's Belgian international Batshuayi is on Pochettino's radar.

Chelsea have been offered Atletico Madrid's Brazil international striker Diego Costa, 25, in a swap deal involving Belgium international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21, who is currently on a three - year loan at the Spanish club — Daily Star

So here are a few things for us to think about while all this international gubbins is going on, all assuming that the speedy and prolific striker ends up m moving to north London of course.

I suppose we have in a way, with the signing of the France international striker Alexandre Lacazette from the French Ligue 1 club Lyon marking another record breaking spend on one player.

We only have the Arsenal transfer rumours to go on but it would make a lot of sense if the Poland international star Robert Lewandowski was high up on the list of strikers that Arsene Wenger was after this summer.

Lots of quality strikers never really did it on the international stage, so I am not too bothered with his poor record for France.

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It's a subject that has been raised before this season, in the fact that many don't understand what an earth is going on with the French international striker at the moment.

Then we have the rumours which, if you believe them, tell us that Arsenal are also set to miss out on other striker transfer targets including the Spanish international duo Alvaro Morata and Nolito.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has since been on the hunt for another striker to fill the void left by the England international, with reports naturally linking him with a move for Icardi.

According to talkSPORT, having activated the Belgium international's # 32.5 m release - clause, the Reds have arranged for the striker to undergo his medical with the club on Monday.

Manchester City have turned their attentions towards the signing of in form Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke as manager Manuel Pellegrini looks to add a fourth striker to his squad, report the Sun, with the Belgian international the latest player to be considered as the replacement for Alvaro Negredo, who was allowed to depart on loan to Valencia in the summer.

And Liverpool striker Christian Benteke is guilty of committing this heinous crime while on international duty with Belgium at Euro 2016.

So it is hardly a surprise that all and sundry have leaped on the comments of the Arsenal and Chile international star Alexis Sanchez this week, interpreting his comments to mean that he wants to sign for Chelsea, even though our striker said nothing about Antonio Conte or his team and nothing about leaving the Gunners.

For a striker that has over 100 caps and nearly 50 goals for one of the best international sides in the world, and a very good strike rate for Arsenal when he does get on the pitch, it must be hard to understand why Arsene Wenger so rarely calls upon his talents in front of goal, or brings him with no time to influence a game.

Ever since Arsenal announced the early summer transfer of the Bosnian international Sead Kolasinac from Schalke, the Arsenal fans have been eagerly awaiting the next piece in Arsene Wenger's jigsaw puzzle for next season, but apart from a massive number of Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with almost every striker on the planet and players in every other position besides, we are still waiting.

But despite the 19 - year old's undoubted talent, which has caused our Chile international star Alexis Sanchez to compare him to Thierry Henry and dub the young striker «Titi», it is unlikely that there will be many chances for him to prove it on the pitch for the first team this season.

The Arsenal and France under 21 international striker Yaya Sanogo has completed his transfer move to the Premier League club Crystal Palace, on loan until the end of the season.

It seems as though the improvement in form and playing opportunities enjoyed by the Arsenal and England international striker Danny Welbeck since he decided to leave his former club Manchester United have not been noticed or not registered much on his former club and current international team mate Chris Smalling.

Aubamaeyang may well be pushed out to the left to accommodate Lacazette in the centre but the Gabon international can do great things coming off the flank and I think Lacazette is the more natural centre forward, so it could turn out to be the perfect system, with Ozil on the right creating chances for the two strikers.

With Arsenal fans still wondering which striker Arsene Wenger will turn to after our transfer offer was turned down by Jamie Vardy, the news reported by Metro that the Argentina international Gonzalo Higuain is looking to move on from his Serie A club Napoli comes as a huge boost.

Arsenal got just 11 goals and six assists with just 62 appearances from the Mexico international striker Carlos Vela, despite him being registered as an Arsenal player from the age of 16 in 2005 until 2012, when Arsene Wenger finally allowed him to leave the club on a permanent basis.

Barcelona are reportedly keen on signing Valencia striker Paco Alcacer and have been linked with a $ 25m for the Spanish international.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has backed club captain and star striker Wayne Rooney to end his recent goal drought against Liverpool, and is hopeful that the England international will lead his side to victory at Anfield on Sunday.

A striker and attacking option being brought into the side may well open the door for Alexis Sanchez to quit the club, which looks extremely likely following his comments whilst on international duty with Chile this week, and his exit will surely bring in money which will be spent on other areas.

Martin Keown moved to claim that our defence was unable to use the grit and hunger needed to take on the England international striker, but Wenger disagrees.

The extra fitness and confidence that the big striker will hopefully get at international level is good news for the Gunners, of course, but it is also very important for the player himself, as he now finds himself with extra competition at club level after Arsene Wenger completed the transfer of the Spanish forward Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna before the summer window closed on Wednesday.

On the face of it anyway, although it is a little harsh to expect the Chile international striker to win every game for us and he still put in plenty of work to keep the Man City defence and midfield busy.