Sentences with phrase «old centre back»

According to calciomercatoweb.it, the Mersysiders are considering a potential # 15m move for the 23 - year - old centre back, who has made 30 Serie A appearances for the Giallorossi this term.

The 24 - year - old centre back who has recently been linked with a move to Manchester United

The 30 year old centre back then spoke about the upcoming match with Chievo, a team which Inter defeated 5 - 0 earlier in the season.

The 26 year old centre back said: «At first I am grateful to Florentino Perez because I got to play for the best team in the world.

Originally signed from Plymouth, the 22 - year - old centre back has had successful loan spells at Swindon and Coventry City.

First to sign was 18 year old centre back Joe Gomez, who we bought from Charlton Athletic.

And 17 year old centre back Carlos Cuesta is full of class, and has not looked out of place in recent weeks when given opportunities in the genuine first team.

Rob Atkinson - 19 year old centre back who plays for Basingstoke Town.

When the Arsenal and France international centre back Laurent Koscielny was sent home after meeting up with his French team mates and being diagnosed as suffering from «acute tendonitis «in both ankles, it was said to be merely a precaution and that the 29 - year old centre back would be fine to play the Premier League game against Hull City on Saturday.

Welback has the technique of a 12 year old centre back Guess what we knew all this months ago yet what has changed???

The other two Frenchman to put pen to paper on new deals with Arsenal this week are the 31 - year old centre back Laurent Koscielny and the 25 - year old central midfielder Francis Coquelin.

The six players are; young striker Chuba Akpom who has been on fire this season and scored a hat - truck in the last under 21 game, Gedion Zelalem, the central midfielder who has been compared to Cesc Fabregas, Ainsley Maitland - Niles, the talented winger who was on the bench for the Stoke game, Stefan O'Connor the promising 17 - year old centre back who recently signed his first professional contract, Alex Iwobi the Nigerian born winger and nephew of Jay - Jay Okocha and finally the young defensive midfielder Glen Kamara who also plays for the Finland national team at under 21 level.

West Ham take on Everton in the FA cup on Tuesday so Wenger has a couple of days to ensure that the 26 - year old centre back is not cup - tied.

Apparently we have an 8 year old centre back on our books that has shown promise!!

It's just not fair - you have guys like myself, 18 years old centre back, Arsenal fan who would die for the cause out on that pitch.

Not exact matches

Manchester United have reportedly joined Arsenal in showing interest in 21 - year - old Uruguay centre - back Jose Gimenez.

Not at that high transfer fee of # 40m will Arsenal sign a 21 year old Argentine centre - back from Ateletico Madrid however talented he the Lose maybe.

Blind was initially bought into Old Trafford as a left - back who could also play in the centre of midfield and he became a favourite under van Gaal.

Van Gaal knows tough tackling centre - back Vlaar well from his time in charge of the Netherlands, indeed the 29 year old former Feyenoord man was a pivotal member of his 2014 World Cup finals squad, and the Man United boss feels he urgently needs to strengthen his leaky defence.

Our Big Effin» German turned 30 years old a couple of weeks ago, but Arsenal should still get plenty of service out of him at centre back, where age does not tend to cut a player's career off quite as soon as other outfield players.

The 35 - year - old centre - back would be expected to move to MLS in the summer if a contract renewal isn't given to him by Chelsea.

The Liverpool Echo reported that Ronald Koeman's side wanted the 31 - year - old on a year's loan with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season as the Dutch manager wanted some cover at centre - back and left - back.

However given Arsenal's heavy competition in midfield, it seems like the 18 year old's future may lie at centre back.

Arsenal could offer a short - term deal to Colombia's 38 - year - old centre - back and free agent Mario Yepes after failing to replace Thomas Vermaelen, who joined Barcelona in the summer, before the transfer deadline --(Daily Star)

The centre - back is a little on the old side in reality, but he has been improving year - on - year for Swansea City, and I believe he could play on for another four years easily.

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The 27 - year - old has also been linked to Manchester United, but the reports say that the centre - back has his sights set on Arsenal, not the Red Devils.

The skipper is now 34 - years - old, but since Mourinho's return as manager the centre - back has been a mainstay in his starting XI and the Portuguese coach has suggested a new deal is in the pipeline.

Since arriving from Wolfsburg, the powerful centre - back has been outstanding for the Old Lady.

However, the Daily Mail is reporting that the 29 - year old is not interested in a move to north London and will reject the transfer, preferring instead a move to Man City even though he would be the fourth choice centre back there.

The 21 - year - old Montengro centre - back has not impressed when given the chance to play but Stale Solbakken believes he will strengthen Wolves» defence.

The Gunners have reached a deal with Valencia for 24 - year - old centre - back Mustafi, who is set to sign a five - year contract for a fee in excess of # 35m.

The 34 - year - old centre - back was in fine form last season, playing every minute of the Premier League title - winning campaign, but clearly the club legend is in the latter stages of his career and moves to bring in a long - term replacement would appear to be sensible.

Another world class centre - back based in La Liga, Diego Godin of Atletico Madrid has been linked with a move to Old Trafford in the past and is a similarly experienced and proven winner as well as a quality player.

The 21 - year - old centre - back looked like he was ready to nail down a long - term spot in the Blues first - team when his career was put into pause mode by a nasty fall in a 1 - 1 draw at Old Traffoold centre - back looked like he was ready to nail down a long - term spot in the Blues first - team when his career was put into pause mode by a nasty fall in a 1 - 1 draw at Old TraffoOld Trafford.

A strong centre - back who was awarded the Fritz Walter medal for the best 17 - year - old — which has previously be won by the likes of Mario Gotze and Julian Draxler.

The 28 - year - old, who has four years left on his contract, is the latest centre - back to be linked with the Gunners.

Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal explained the reasoning behind centre back Ron Vlaar taking their first penalty, whilst his new assistant boss Ryan Giggs previewed the Dutchman's imminent arrival at Old Trafford.

Pellegrini worked with Ramos when the Chilean manager spent one season in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2009/10, and with City captain Vincent Kompany's having suffered heavy criticism in the previous campaign [ESPN], the 61 - year - old may have a centre - back at the top of his transfer wish list.

I'm not saying I want any old player just because they're available, but I certainly want to «spend» on the positions we are absolutely desperate for like centre back!

The Old Trafford side have put aside # 74m to land Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale and # 33m for Borussia Dortmund centre - back Mats Hummels with Louis van Gaal clearly keen to spend big to help strengthen his Man United side.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal sees Atletico Madrid centre - back Diego Godin as an ideal man to strengthen his Old Trafford defence according to the Daily Star.

The 23 - year - old centre - back has shone in La Liga down the years, and Don Balon claim City are now looking to beat Real to his signature in a big - money move.

The 21 - year - old has at times been regarded as one of the most promising youngsters in Europe, and has the makings of a top class centre - back if he plays regularly, so they should find buyers for him before the transfer window closes.

Lampard's old team - mate at West Ham and for England, Rio Ferdinand is another world class centre - back from the modern era.

It was reported on Thursday [via the Daily Star], that Louis van Gaal wants Ramos and Valencia's Nicolas Otamendi to be the new centre - back partnership at Old Trafford — in what could be a much - changed United back - line next season.

The 26 year old has excelled at the back for the White Hart Lane side, both at centre back and at left - back, but has also been very effective going forward, scoring crucial goals and pushing the play forward.

We of course know that Per Mertesacker will be in the coaching setup and with Gabriel sold and with Koscielny getting older and more error - prone, it will be interesting to see if the Gunners persist with bringing Holding and Chambers through to partner Mustafi in defence or will we bring in some more accomplished centre - backs?

Capable of playing right - back or centre - back, the 20 - year - old has been drafted in for England and could get a chance in a variety of roles if he's lucky.

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