Sentences with phrase «keep hold of it»

Better than most windows for arsenal provided we keep hold of our players.

Tottenham have resisted a big money bid from Bundesliga giants VLF Wolfsburg for Kevin Wimmer as they look to keep hold of the Austria international.

He won't find it easy though as with Sunderland stranded in the bottom three in the table currently, David Moyes will be desperate to keep hold of his players and get the club out of their predicament.

In turn, he will spearhead the United attack and look to play an influential role in their overall play, with Anthony Martial expected to keep hold of his familiar role on the left flank.

As a result, the plan to bring in Johansson as a No. 2, which is sensible as they lack quality depth in that department of the squad, would fix their issue and allow them to keep hold of one of their top players.

Ajax have struggled of late to keep hold of their top performers with the likes of Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld moving to Tottenham and Atletico Madrid respectively and Amsterdam ArenA boss Frank de Boer may have his work cut out if Arsenal do indeed make a concrete offer for Van Rhijn.

Having also now formed a pivotal part of Vincenzo Montella's success so far this season, Milan will undoubtedly be desperate to keep hold of him in the years ahead.

Tottenham haven't challenged for major honours for some time and there absence from the top table of football further muddies any attempt to keep hold of the club's top talents, and of course those inevitable sales then make it that bit harder to secure a coveted top four finish.

The Spain international has scored four this season and assisted an astonishing 18 goals, it is of paramount importance the Blues keep hold of him.

With Steven Gerrard set to leave for the LA Galaxy in the summer Rodgers would no doubt be keen to keep hold of other experienced, and able, members of his Liverpool squad.

It is unlikely the Villans will be able to keep hold of the Netherlands international should they get relegated, though if they retain their top flight status it would not be a surprise to see him stay at Villa Park.

However, in addition to that, the Mirror report that the fact that Arsene Wenger has been unable to offload players deemed surplus to requirements this summer, of which there are many, he is struggling to keep hold of the players that really matter.

While it will be out of their control by next summer, Arsenal would of course prefer Sanchez to move abroad rather than join a direct Premier League rival and so this would suit them too even though they will undoubtedly be desperate to keep hold of the 28 - year - old.

To be fair to White Hart Lane chairman Daniel Levy he isn't one to merely lie down and accept defeat, he deserves a great deal of respect for the way in which he doggedly retained the services of Luka Modric as well as garnering a world record fee before considering allowing Gareth Bale to join the Croat at Real Madrid, however the fact remains the north London side face a next to impossible task trying to keep hold of young forward Harry Kane.

If that were to happen, it would be a bitter blow for Dortmund, who will hope to keep hold of all of their current stars and continue to strengthen rather than constantly replacing.

Having also established himself as a top player on the international stage with France, Atleti will need to prove this season that they are capable of winning trophies both at home and in Europe having fallen short in recent years if they are to keep hold of their star forward.

If Zaza can't turn his form around, perhaps Bilic should omit him from the squad entirely so West Ham aren't forced to keep hold of him.

The Red Devils are keen to keep hold of a player with undoubted potential.

Having signed him from Fulham last year for just # 500,000, Celtic are in line to make a huge profit on the player, although naturally Rodgers will want to keep hold of him to spearhead their continued domestic success while also trying to make a splash in Europe next year.

Firmino netted 16 goals and provided 11 assists last term and has continued to impress this season and Hoffenheim may struggle to keep hold of their prized asset much longer.

Despite all of this Burnley manager Sean Dyche will still be trying to keep hold of the forward if he can.

The club president Aziz Yildirim responded to Chinese bids during the transfer window by insisting that he was keen to keep hold of Nani, and while the player himself has also expressed his desire to stick around — at least until he wins the title with the Turkish giants — Martins appears to be looking to force a move.

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However, Brendan Rodgers is determined to keep a hold of the player, and according to sources close to the club he will try and persuade him to stay put by signing Atletico frontman Diego Costa to prove the club's ambition.

That would be paranoid and daft, but I do think it is the reason for Real Madrid suddenly deciding that they will keep hold of Sami Khedira despite the fact the German will be leaving them for nothing next summer.

They claim that Sam Allardyce sees Benteke as a crucial member of his squad, but Palace would have a fight on their hands to keep hold of their prize asset if PSG came calling with their immense spending power.

With the addition of Mkhitaryan, Arsenal have two world - class creative players at Arsene Wenger's disposal, and they would be well advised to fight to ensure it stays that way as losing Ozil would not only be a blow on the pitch, but it would surely send a poor message to fans and potential targets about their ambitions and ability to keep hold of their best players.

Manager Steve Bruce is desperate to keep hold of Davies and could offer him a new contract to fend off the advances of Hull's Premier League rivals.

The Mestalla outfit have found it increasingly difficult to keep hold of their top talent due to long term financial difficulties that have led to the sale of David Villa, David Silva and Juan Mata in recent seasons.

Despite major improvement under the stewardship of Marco Silva, Hull remain 19th in the table and need to start picking up points if they are going to keep hold of their Premier League status.

The Hammers clearly see enough potential in Valencia that they want to keep hold of him for next season, and it may well be that the forward has shown enough potential to convince his current employers that he will improve with time, after a year of settling in at Upton Park.

Juventus chief exec Giuseppe Marotta has insisted that the Serie A giants will do all they can to keep hold of Alvaro Morata this summer.

Do you think we will be able to keep hold of the likes of Sanchez without winning major trophies?

The thing is, how much longer can we keep hold of such a player?

If Arsenal want to get amongst the biggest clubs in Europe, it's vital we keep hold of players that are in Ozil's calibre of quality.

A return to Real Madrid has also been mentioned for the 26 - year - old, but United should surely keep hold of him and make him the focal point of their side for many years to come.

Tony Pulis is keen to keep hold of Berahino this summer, the Telegraph adds, and it seems the club could set his asking price as high as # 25m, although Tottenham hope an offer of # 15m could be enough to make them consider the player's sale before the transfer window slams shut.

There's no denying the quality that Asensio possesses, and the Spanish and European champions will be desperate to keep hold of him with a long - term plan in mind.

Antoine Griezmann has been a prime target for the Stamford Bridge outfit, but the ban will now mean that the La Liga side will be more determined than ever to keep hold of him.

He's continued that form so far this season to emerge as a real talisman at Anfield, but it appears as though Liverpool will face a new fight to keep hold of an influential figure.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly still holding out some hope that he can keep hold of star player and Manchester United transfer target Mesut Ozil.

While they will of course want to keep hold of one of their most prized assets, they also need to rebuild elsewhere and the money raised from this sale could go a long way to helping them do that.

Barcelona have reportedly given up their pursuit of Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho, with the Reds winning the battle to keep hold of him.

Yet again Jack Wilshere finds himself battling back to fitness after another injury, with talk rife of whether The Gunners will keep hold of him and if his place in the first XI is guaranteed.

According to Goal, PSG are plotting a world - record transfer fee of # 119m to prise him away from Monaco, and it's difficult to see how the Ligue 1 champions can turn such an offer down even if they are desperate to keep hold of their most talented young star.

In turn, it's no real surprise that they will be keen to keep hold of him, but as noted by The Sun, his contract is set to expire at the end of the season and so that could complicate their plans.

Dortmund, meanwhile, are set to lose their manager Jurgen Klopp at the end of this season, and could find it hard to keep hold of their star players.

Also think we should keep hold of Arteta.

And according to his Sky Sports report the main thing that Wenger needs to do to keep hold of our talented and two footed Spaniard is to prove to him that the Gunners do have a realistic chance of becoming champions of England again.

Newcastle are likely to put up a huge fight to keep hold of the 18 year - old, however, with Aarons likely to get more first team opportunities as the season progresses — although the Magpies will be concerned about him impressing too much ahead of the January transfer window.