Sentences with phrase «most experienced central defenders»
Three of the five most experienced central defenders according to year of birth are playing in Spain: Jorge Meré (Gijón), Aymeric Laporte (Bilbao) and Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid).
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Manchester City have emerged as the new favourites to sign Atletico Madrid central defender Miranda, report the Mirror, with the Premier League title holders hoping to beat rivals Manchester United and Chelsea to the capture of the experienced Brazilian in what looks set to become one of the most keenly contested transfer battles of the January window.
With United fans going into a social media meltdown at the start of the season due to the lack of an experience central defender coming in, most would have been calling for a straight - jacket if you have suggested that with Romero in goal and Smalling and Blind at CB, the only one goal conceded in three games would be from a Michael Carrick O.G.