Sentences with phrase «midfielder was in a race»

The Arsenal midfielder was in a race to prove his fitness before the end of the season, and is now set to start for his country in one of two matches remaining before finding out if he has secured his place in the final 23 - man squad.

Not exact matches

Manchester City look to be leading the race to sign one of the world's most in - demand midfield players in this summer's transfer window, and a top target for their rivals Manchester United.

Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly engaged in a transfer battle over Porto midfielder Ruben Neves, although Juventus are also said to be in the race.

Arsenal and Liverpool have been dealt a major blow in the race to sign Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, reports the Daily Express.

While Arsenal currently lead the race to sign the star, if his fine form continues into the rest of the season we certainly would not be surprised to see many more elite clubs from around Europe interested in the midfielder.

From mid-point last season, the team wasn't really in a race with the midfield and beat the likes of Williams and Renault with tenths of lap time to spare.

Arsenal appear to be leading the race to sign Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, after the player has revealed that he would only leave St Mary's for a side playing in the Champions League.

As reported by the Sun, Slaven Bilic's side are still in the race for Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder William Carvalho, who is set to cost the Hammer # 40M should the player swap Lisbon for London today report the Daily Star.

The Reds were stated as having etched the versatile midfielder's name on their summer wish list, but they were expected to struggle to clinch his signature with Los Blancos also said to be in the race, the Liverpool Echo reported.

In midfield, Marouane Fellaini is facing a race against time to recover from a calf injury, which he picked up during United's 3 - 1 win over Swansea City last time out.

Newly promoted Premier League side Newcastle are interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph, with the Magpies set to go head - to - head with Stoke City in the race to sign the England international, reports the Daily Mail.

Arsenal are understood to have moved ahead of Premier League rivals Manchester United in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund's want - away influential midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, according to reports in the Mail Online.

If Chelsea and United are both serious about signing Seri, it'll be interesting to see which club gets the better of the other in the race for the midfielder.

Manchester City look all set to announce the signing of holding midfielder Bruno Zuculini from Argentinian club Racing Club, with the Mail suggesting that the fee could be in the region of # 3m.

Pogba is one of the best midfield players in the world on his day and can give the side something different in that position, while Ibrahimovic's quality and experience could be vital over the course of a close title race this season.

21 - year - old Monaco midfielder Silva is expected to be pursued aggressively by Chelsea in January, but Barcelona have decided to enter the race for the young footballer.

The ideal midfielder for Arsenal and reportedly a player who wanted to join the Gunners from Southampton, it was eventually Manchester United who won the race for Morgan Schneiderlin's signature in a move that significantly strengthens the Red Devils in their potential title challenge against Arsenal this season.

There were some great scraps in the midfield, with Fernando Alonso getting stuck in despite never racing «with less power» in his life.

So Arsenal are still the side that he would prefer to win this tight race for the EPL trophy and although the England international midfielder is set to spend the whole season with the Cherries, at least, he will soon get the chance to help the Gunners in our attempt to catch and overhaul the teams above us in the table.

If Willian does move to Turin, it could give the Blues a huge advantage in the race to sign French midfield powerhouse Paul Pogba, who has been linked with a # 70m switch to Stamford Bridge.

PSG could be set to do battle with Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid in the race to sign Juventus and Bosnia midfielder Miralem Pjanic.

Chelsea and Manchester City may have been handed a big boost in the race to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba this summer, with the news that Barcelona are considering other options.

And with Flamini back in the centre of midfield, there should be no repeat of the limp defending that saw Stoke race into an early lead and completely dominate us at the back.

Meanwhile, Arsenal are believed to have been beaten both Man City and Spurs in the race to sign Norwich City midfielder James Maddison.

Liverpool and Manchester City have been joined by Bayern Munich in the race to sign Lazio midfielder Felipe Anderson, reports talkSPORT.

Man United look set to face stiff competitions from rivals Manchester City in the race for $ 80m - rated Lazio and Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic - Savic, with the player's agent stating that his client is in high demand, according to the Mirror.

Chelsea could be set to undercut Premier League rivals Liverpool in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan by offering the German giants Ramires in a swap deal, according to the Daily Telegraph.

According to the Mirror, Jurgen Klopp believes he is the leader in the race for the disgruntled Bayern Munich midfielder and also thinks he can land Hector from Cologne for # 12 million to rebuild his defence.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho may well like the idea of beating his former club in the race to sign Pogba and arguably the rangy midfielder would be an ideal signing for the West London side.

It was great to see, especially in the midfield where there were battles all the way through the race.

Barcelona midfielder Xavi is in a race to be fit for the Champions league tie against Arsenal after suffering a calf strain.

Everton were highly tipped to sign the midfielder in January last season, after agreeing a fee with Twente, unfortunately, the player failed a medical, leaving without a deal in place, but the Toffee's are back in the race after speculation over his knee problems died out.

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According to the Turkish newspaper Aksam, which is considered as a reliable source in the player's homeland of Turkey, Arsenal have joined Chelsea and Lazio in the race for the midfielder, with Wenger said to be seriously considering activating the player's # 32.5 million release clause and bringing him to the Emirates.

Overtaking may not be quite as easy (more on that later) but we're still able to see close and enjoyable racing in the midfield, this should continue through the rest of the season.

And I guess that the defenders have been worried about the ball in behind so much they are giving themselves one or two yards head start on the foot race, suddenly the ball is going into Ollies body and he is bringing midfielders into the game with a platform.

Ruben Loftus - Cheek - man - of - the - match on his debut in November - and uncapped Nathaniel Chalobah are other midfield options facing a race for fitness.

Sunderland are reportedly set to lock horns with their Premier League rivals West Ham in the race to sign Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi.

Manchester United, despite signing midfielder Ander Herrera, are amongst those leading the race for his signature and are said to be willing to break their transfer record in order to get him.

Bayern Munich wanted to sign Gundogan in 2016 for free, and recently United have already agreed terms with him in an attempt to strengthen their midfield options ahead of next season, but the Catalans have joined again the race for Ilkay Gundogan and he's representatives will meet representatives of Barcelona to discuss a possible move to the Catalan club.

The Reds were linked with Mkhitaryan before he chose Dortmund, therefore its possible there is room for Eriksen at the club and although Rodgers has added well this summer, a quality centre - back and another top midfielder could see them really give Arsenal and Tottenham a good run for their money in the race for fourth.

La Liga side Sevilla are also interested in the midfielder and could join the race if they receive positive feedback from Suarez.

Forlán, David Villa, Thomas Müller and Ballon d'Or favourite Wesley Sneijder finished neck - and - neck -LRB-- and - neck - and - neck) in the race for the World Cup Golden Boot, but Forlán occasionally played behind Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani in Uruguay's 4 -3-1-2, Villa scored all his goals while playing from the left for Spain, Müller was deployed on the right side of a 4 -2-3-1 for Germany and Sneijder played as an advanced attacking midfielder.

As mentioned before, Arsenal's fall from the head of the title race has arguably been due to the absence of Ramsey in midfield and Liverpool's performance have arguably been below the level you can expect without Henderson on the pitch.

It was no surprise then, when in the twenty - fifth minute, Gabriel Agbonlahor raced through Arsenal's static midfield, and skipped past Koscielny to put himself through on goal.

The loss of Frank Lampard, to Manchester City and then the MLS, could be crucial as I am not sure in the midfield areas they have the nouse to go the distance in the title race.

The highest Italian - born striker in the Serie A Capocannoniere race last season, Pavoletti has been linked to Milan for $ 20 million plus a midfielder.

Chelsea are set to rival Arsenal in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, according to reports.

Former Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires has said the match is the Gunners» last opportunity to remain in the title race but Hasselbaink thinks even three points for Arsene Wenger's side might not be enough to rekindle their chances.

Arsenal's rivals Chelsea have been linked with a move for the Chile international in recent days and, according to AS, the Spanish giants Atletico have now entered the race for the midfielder's signature.