Sentences with phrase «on big name transfers»

«And if you think about it, the triumph of the underdogs Leicester City has actually proved the Frenchman right, because for years he has been saying that it is not all aboutspending money on big name transfers.

And if you think about it, the triumph of the underdogs Leicester City has actually proved the Frenchman right, because for years he has been saying that it is not all about spending money on big name transfers.

We can dream all we want about getting world class players in and we can have as much money to splash out on big name transfers but it is not going to happen until there is a change of manager.

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The first and most obvious would be if the Frenchman now goes into the transfer market and signs a big name top quality centre back and his words and about the BFG's injury on the Arsenal website suggest that he might, a lot of Gooners may just be quite happy about Mertesacker's knee problem.

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But everything has gone cold on big names especially those with big transfer fees.

One of the biggest names in the Premier League at the moment, Yaya Toure is one of the most high - profile transfer targets believed to be on Madrid's radar this January, with Carlo Ancelotti in urgent need of new signings in midfield.

The Spanish giants brought in a host of big names this summer, signing World Cup stars James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos in big - money deals, as well as taking Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez on loan on the final day of the transfer window.

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Manchester United have set their sights on a possible four more signings for the summer transfer window, with Louis van Gaal aiming for big names once again after his # 150m spending spree last year.

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The Arsenal transfer rumours are a little thin on the ground at the moment with Arsene Wenger over at the Euros as usual, so I thought I'd have a little peek at what the bookies are forecasting the chances of the Gunners landing any big name strikers if the Jamie Vardy saga fails to come to fruition.

Liverpool are now looking at two big - name Serie A players to come in in midfield and attack, plus another transfer deal this month to ensure they are better equipped to finish this season strongly and possibly mount a challenge on the Premier League title next year.

So while everyone this summer is fixated on new transfers and signing that elusive «big name», we'd like to shift gears a bit.

Liverpool look to be working on transfers that will see three big - name players leave the club and three new replacements come in, according to various recent reports.

Based on recent speculation, there are some big names in the pipeline for Liverpool, with the club ready to continue their big spending of this summer's transfer window, which saw established stars such as Adam Lallana and Mario Balotelli join the club, along with highly promising young wide - man Lazar Markovic.

Reports in Spain claim Manchester United could miss out on a big - name transfer to Chelsea for a particularly damning reason.

It makes sense that the German tactician may be keen on landing a new big - name signing up front for next season, with Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge both leaving the club in the January transfer window.

Manchester United look set to bring in four more big names in the transfer market next summer, following on from the huge amounts spent by Louis van Gaal this year.

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Or could the rumours about a possible transfer away from the club be true and could the boss be waiting for this to be done before spending some of our millions on a really big name striker?

Reports suggest Louis van Gaal is already planning for the Colombian's exit, with four big names on the club's radar as the summer transfer window approaches.

Arsene Wenger could be embarking on a major Arsenal clear out in this summer's transfer window, with recent reports linking as many as six big names with exits.

The Gunners are looking to bring in some cash and offload one of the highest earners on their wage bill after a busy summer in the transfer window bringing in big names such as Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy.

Liverpool have reportedly set their sights on three signings worth around # 62m for this summer's transfer window, with the club preparing to replace some big names.

This sounds like exactly the sort of big name transfer that the fans have been calling for and just the sort of boost that the dressing room could do with after the shocking start to the season we suffered against West Ham on Sunday.

Big names such as Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis have since been brought in, while club legend Didier Drogba has also returned to Stamford Bridge on a free transfer and promising youngster Thibaut Courtois has returned to the club after three years out on loan with Atletico Madrid — and it is these signings that look to have pushed these two players out of the exit door:

Although the Gunners must focus on bringing in big name players this summer, it wouldn't be an Arsenal transfer window if there wasn't speculation surrounding an unknown youngster and therefore I feel this won't be the last we hear of this deal.

Barcelona are being linked with three big - name transfer targets for the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United after closing in on a # 45m sponsorship deal that could boost them in the transfer market.

just you all watch after we dispatch besiktas out of the c / l on weds night the transfer talk will explode with talk of all the big names thurs morning onwards till monday deadline we will be linked with everyone and anyone you can think of as long as wenger addresses the main concerns first then sort out other areas after coyg

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Even though Arsene Wenger admitted that the Arsenal squad was a bit too big and did a lot of his transfer work this summer on thinning it down rather than spending money and buying some big name players like the fans were hoping for, we still have a strong squad because a club like ours needs one.

Of course every Arsenal fan in the world was hoping that this summer transfer would see Arsene Wenger make a number of big name signings to make good on his promise and the assurances from the Arsenal board that giving the Frenchman a new two year contract would not see the club stagnate as there would be real change in the way the club was run.

The United board have been keen for new manager Louis van Gaal to access plenty of transfer funds to improve on the squad that finished in 7th place in the Premier League last season, and it now looks as though the spending is set to continue in the winter with two more big names being targeted.

With less than 72 hours now remaining the 2014 summer transfer window, fans of Premier League clubs will be hoping that some big names will still be arriving in English football before the window closes at 11 pm on Monday evening.

even though the win boost the psychology of our team let's be frank that arsenal has to do a lot on the training and transfer to challenge and beat a big named club convincingly.

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Juventus have done some great business in the transfer market in recent years, signing big names like Paul Pogba, Andrea Pirlo and Sami Khedira on free transfers.

If the team lacks something, they will go all out and spend neccessary big money on filling the voids, Wenger just doesn't do that and never will, every season after a transfer window we say, «Oh if only we brought this player in that position or that player in this position, oh well maybe Wenger will do it next summer» but Wenger just always leaves a weakness that just never gets filled, he could have got Khedira, made a bid for Vidal or Carvalho, but no... Instead he puts his faith in a 32 - 33 year old slow Spaniard who only knows how to pass and nothing else and a 30 year old Frenchman named Flamini who only knows how to foul.

Manchester United continue to be linked with more big signings in the January transfer window, with Louis van Gaal ready to keep on spending after recruiting some big names during the summer.

Jose Mourinho has spent a great deal on big names since taking over at United, with an # 89m move for Griezmann enough to match the club's current record transfer fee paid for Paul Pogba last year, as reported at the time by BBC Sport.

Yes I'd rather have # 65m kept in the bank for a more worthy transfer if need be rather than splashing it out on any random player for the sake of having a big «name» in our side.

Sevilla has been extremely successful in the past decade or so, with a number of big name players coming in and leaving on big - money transfers, with players such as Dani Alves and Jesus Navas playing on the 2006 and 2007 UEFA Cup winning teams.

My issue with this transfer is that is smacks of the David Sullivan transfer philosophy of getting in big names on high wages to make the fans feel like progress is being made.

Failing to prize up any of their top targets in the latest summer transfer window doesn't seem to stop Manchester United from targeting big names as they reportedly are still keen on Borussia Dortmund's star, Marco Reus.

My issue with this transfer is that is smacks of the David Sullivan transfer philospohy of getting in big names on high wages to make the fans feel like progress is being made.

Barcelona are ready to offload five big names in their first - team squad in a January transfer window clear - out, with Premier League clubs on alert for their unwnated stars.

As the 2013 Summer Transfer Window approaches, unscrupulous rumours, big names and even bigger price tags have flooded the Internet on a daily basis.

However, once Atletico's summer ban on incoming transfers was not over-turned, the club's big names stayed loyal — with Griezmann confirming he could not just leave the club without having the ability to replace him.