Sentences with phrase «midfield options after»

It's a timely boost for Arsene Wenger's midfield options after the boss lost the injured Santi Cazorla for a number of months.

Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho wants to bolster his defensive midfield options after already purchasing Nemanja Matic last transfer window.

Not exact matches

This comes just one week after the Daily Mirror claimed the midfielder would make the club sweat on a new contract and weigh up his options before committing his future to the North London club...

Bayern already have plenty of options in midfield after raiding Real for Xabi Alonso this summer, but the club have been keen to bring in yet another big name.

The subject of whether Arsenal should have tried to use the first refusal option to buy back the former club captain Cesc Fabregas was always going to come up after the Spanish midfielder joined our Premier League rivals Chelsea.

Bruce is well aware that his side are short on options in the midfield area as the new season fast approaches after selling Northern Irish international Corry Evans to Blackburn Rovers as well as loaning Tom Cairney out to Ewood Park too.

At times this season, and pretty crucial times as well, Arsene Wenger has been left with almost no options for the centre of the Arsenal midfield, Cazorla is out for the season after playing a big role in our good early form and there have also been injury problems for Coquelin, Ramsey and Elneny, while the summer signing Granit Xhaka has missed a fair few games himself for disciplinary reasons.

Manchester United look set to complete a deal to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, though the 30 - year - old looks a little past his best after being allowed to leave the Allianz Arena for suspiciously cheap, so here's five better options the Red Devils should be considering...

Aaron Ramsey was a possible inclusion but after some time out it would be a risk to throw him straight in and with quite a few options in central midfield I did not expect the boss to risk him.

Another option for Everton in that area could be Wigan midfielder James McCarthy, whom Martinez will know well and be keen to be reunited with after their time together at the DW Stadium.

Still, Brendan Rodgers needn't be too downhearted after signing big names like Roberto Firmino, James Milner and Christian Benteke this summer to boost his options in midfield and attack.

If the Mohamed Elneny story is true, it'll be good big news for Arsenal's midfield options which obviously is needing a reinforcement after the many past and recent injuries to that department.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho felt his side lacked power and energy in the midfield and bemoaned a lack of options from the bench after their 0 - 0 draw at Liverpool.

The full - back positions are in my opinion very well covered, and the same can be said about the defensive midfield, and now after the addition of Janssen, we now have more than one viable option up front.

The comments he made a few weeks ago where he intimated his contentment with his defensive options and the reported interest in Gareth Barry and Xabi Alonso do suggest that it will be a midfielder rather than a centre - back that he is after.

Mourinho is now looking to replace his injured players and securing a back - up option in midfield after ace midfielder Paul Pogba's injury.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has admitted that Arsenal had the first option to sign him after he decided to cut ties with Barcelona back in 2014.

After a summer of attempting, but failing, to sign a prestigious midfielder, Manchester United may be a much more practical option, one that Pirlo wouldn't rule out.