Sentences with phrase «old defender with»

It's reported that Lyon are offering $ 8 million upfront for the 26 - year - old defender with an additiona $ 2 million in potential bonuses.

His fee was enormous for a 20 - year - old defender with zero Premier League experience, but Sánchez's rapid progress to date explains why Spurs were prepared to part with such a significant sum of money to land him.

Not exact matches

He must really risk mutual discussion with the world, must take for granted that he will not only teach but learn thereby, that the whole truth is always richer and more mysterious than what he has already explicitly grasped, that between the real truth of yesterday, today and tomorrow there exists a deeper hidden agreement than is realized either by insensitive innovators or diehard defenders of the old at any price.

The 23 year - old's future at the Emirates looks doubtful following the emergence of Hector Bellerin, but with the former Barcelona youth product linked with a return to Spain, the English defender could return in the future.

Teams like Chelsea and Manchester City has adopted Arsenal's old free flowing football with a similar array of quality players like our «Invincibles», very strong defenders and yet a fluid attack.

Two new midfielders and a defender could now be heading to Old Trafford, with these three lined up for big - money moves:

The latest defender to be linked is the 23 year - old Kostas Manolas from Olympiakos.The Greek international has been a regular in the top flight of Greek football for five years with AEK Athens and Olympiakos, so he may not be too keen to be demoted to fourth choice at Arsenal if it will put his international place at risk.

The former Southampton boss will then look to make back the rest of his money by allowing Rose to make a # 6m switch to Hull, with Steve Bruce's side having recently revived their interest in the 24 - year - old defender, who can also play on the wing.

Senderos — Like most people when he was signed, I couldn't understand what we would want with an older, injury prone defender.

As revealed in an Arsenal.com report, the Arsenal vice / captain and central defender Per Mertesacker is adamant that the Gunners will head to Old Trafford on Sunday feeling great about things and confident of coming away with a second win of the season over Man United.

IF we bought a defender lets get one with room to improve like a 23 or 24 yr old so we can loan chambers and then we will be set with CB's (granted they fulfill there potential) for the next decade

I was impressed with Gabriel when he came on, he was by far our best defender out there and big ups to good old super sub lamp post.

Liverpool have sold defender Tiago Ilori to Reading, with the two clubs reaching an agreement on a # 3.75 m fee for the 23 - year - old.

23 year old Antwerp born defender Toby Alderweireld forged a good partnership with Jan Vertonghen, filling the void left by Thomas Vermaelen's departure for Arsenal and he is a player Ajax boss Frank de Boer will not want to lose.

Despite his cult hero status among the Anfield faithful, and his apparently world - class standing in the game, Liverpool have been slow out of the blocks with a new contract for the 23 - year - old defender.

The 23 year old has been strongly linked with a possible Old Trafford switch and this source believes that the defender is ready for force the situation by pushing for a deal to be struold has been strongly linked with a possible Old Trafford switch and this source believes that the defender is ready for force the situation by pushing for a deal to be struOld Trafford switch and this source believes that the defender is ready for force the situation by pushing for a deal to be struck.

The 25 year - old is now said to be likely to be the subject of a player - plus cash deal which would see Marcelo Brozovic join us on loan, with our German defender moving to Inter Milan this summer.

The Swedish defenders has once against been connected with a move to the Red Devils, with the latest baseless figure floating in the ether being a # 42m valuation of the 22 year old, as referenced by the Sun in their piece today.

Arsenal are reportedly readying a move for Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld with a bid for the Belgian international apparently expected to leave the Amsterdam side if an offer of around # 6m is made for the 24 year old according to Sports Direct News.

Worth around # 35m, Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi looks to be on his way to Old Trafford, with the Argentine international an ideal addition to the club's shakey backline after failed attempts to land Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos.

The 24 year old Antwerp born defender can effectively fill both a left - back or central defensive spot and with Liverpool looking to strengthen at the back Alderweireld is perhaps something of an ideal capture.

This is according to the Shields Gazette, who state that the former PSG defender has fallen out with boss Antonio Conte, and that a number of Europe's biggest sides are also keeping tabs on the 30 - year - old.

Like an old west gunslinger pulling a quickdraw from his hip, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been quick to fire back with a response to Real Madrid's recent comments over their possible January move for defender Daniel Agger.

Arsenal have also been linked with the 21 - year - old defender according to The Sun but City reportedly want # 12 million for the young defender on a permanent deal.

One of the best central defenders in the world, Borussia Dortmund star Mats Hummels has long been linked with a move to Old Trafford and is on their radar again as January approaches, as he would surely be the best possible signing for the club at this moment in time.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is keen on a reunion with 27 - year - old Norwich defender Russell Martin, who has played under the Scot at Wycombe as well as Carrow Road.

The 20 - year - old defender plays left back and would likely pair well with another former Barcelona rising star, right - back Hector Bellerin.

Maintain our good relationship with them, get a nice chunk of change for a 29 year old defender, Toby gets his payday, a guaranteed league title (or at least more likely than at Spurs) and probably late stages CL (although it is PSG), everyone wins

At 22 - years old and with his national team France about to host the Euro 2016 tournament this is hardly ideal for the talented young defender and there are growing reports that he could be moving on in the summer.

Further, Laurent Koscielny has established himself in recent seasons as Arsenal's key defender and leader amongst the back four but with the Frenchman now 32 - years - old it could be time for a rebuild in the Arsenal back four.

The 21 year - old defender has become something of a Championship loan specialist in the last two seasons, having spent short periods with Leicester City, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, particularly impressing in that final spell at Ewood Park in the last campaign.

This 20 - year - old defender has been causing quite a stir in La Liga with his impressive performances and United think he could be a great option at the back.

Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi has been strongly linked with a switch to Old Trafford in recent days with reports in Daily Star Sport claiming that a fee has been agreed.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

It appears as though signing a defender is very much at the top of Man United's to - do list with three players linked with a move to Old Trafford in January.

Against Chelsea with most of their defenders out like 5, they almost won they game.Against City with most of their defenders out with injuries and with ten men they almost equalized.And Against Arsenal, they were playing with 2 wingers, two 19 year old at the defense.which gives them the perfect reason for being dominated and with the tactics their manager use they beat Arsenal.After that with Hull, they completely dominated the game and with Stock City.

The most likely deal now appears to be one involving Benfica defender Victor Lindelof, with O Jogo reporting that the Swedish international is closing in on a # 38m switch to Old Trafford.

The 21 - year - old Ghana international has matured into a top defender over the course of his time in Germany, first with Greuther Fürth and now with Augsburg, and is a player with a bright future.

A defender would be nice considering the fact that we are relying on a 19 year old with just 22 games for Southampton to get us through the season is a sorry state of affairs.

The 23 - year - old is the latest defender to be linked with a move to Old Trafford in the last couple of months as the likes of Nicolas Otamendi [via Independent Sport] and Mats Hummels [via Star Sport] had been tipped to join the Red Devils this summer, although neither look to be making the switch and the German has already rejected United's interest [via Guardian Sporold is the latest defender to be linked with a move to Old Trafford in the last couple of months as the likes of Nicolas Otamendi [via Independent Sport] and Mats Hummels [via Star Sport] had been tipped to join the Red Devils this summer, although neither look to be making the switch and the German has already rejected United's interest [via Guardian SporOld Trafford in the last couple of months as the likes of Nicolas Otamendi [via Independent Sport] and Mats Hummels [via Star Sport] had been tipped to join the Red Devils this summer, although neither look to be making the switch and the German has already rejected United's interest [via Guardian Sport].

Should the 24 - year - old complete his move, Sherwood will be faced with the loss of not only his best striker, but also his best midfielder and defender as well, with Fabian Delph and Ron Vlaar both having left Villa Park.

The defender in question is the Dortmund star Neven Subotic, who has been linked with Arsenal many many times in the past, but is surely now approaching his prime at 27 years old.

One defender we are currently linked with is not quite the finished article Souness means, but 20 year - old Rob Holding may well prove to be the centre - back who does arrive this summer.

The France international exploded onto the scene in his first year at Old Trafford, when he finished as their top scorer and terrorised defenders with his pace and finishing ability.

Lastly we are linked with the 21 year - old Ipswich defender Tyrone Mings.

Shaw was the subject of a poor challenge from defender Hector Moreno which has left the 20 - year - old England international with a serious injury.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Manchester United have been handed a colossal boost in their pursuit for a European star with the defender keen on a move to Old Trafford.

The Gunners are claimed to have made an initial offer of # 750,000 for the 20 year - old, which has been turned down, with the sides valuing the defender on completely different scales.

We are missing quite a few defenders including Mustafi and Holding, so I am picking the old trio of Kos BFG and Monreal as the back three, with Per in the middle due to the lack of pace...