Sentences with phrase «out of favour midfielder»

Manchester United have rejected a bid of # 19 million from Everton for out of favour midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, as the Red Devils want to recoup the majority of the # 24 million fee they paid Southampton to acquire the services of the Frenchman.

Reports suggest that Cleverley would prefer to move to Everton and if the midfielder does reject the opportunity to go to Villa, United will sanction a move to Goodison Park, such is their desire to sell the out of favour midfielder.

Not exact matches

According to recent reports from CNN Turkey, Arsenal are interested in out - of - favour Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan, who seems a like - for - like replacement for Ozil if the German does end up moving on.

The Blues are requesting the signing of Gareth Bale from the Spanish giants, and also a somewhat surprise swoop for young, out - of - favour midfielder Dani Ceballos, according to Don Balon.

Manchester United's out - of - favour midfielder Adnan Januzaj is unhappy with Jose Mourinho after the Portuguese tactician sent him to train alongside the reserves according to the Mirror.

Delph has found himself out - of - favour at his current club Man City, having only made 13 appearances in all competitions last season, and Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is keen on bringing the 27 - year - old to the club, as per the Daily Mail, with the midfielder's # 12M asking price set to test Newcastle owner Mike Ashley's transfer ambitions.

The Mirror mention out of favour Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia as a potential Mikel replacement; as well as Sevilla's Steven N'Zonzi.

This is because the old fashioned DM is long out of fashion, with teams favouring deep lying playmakers and box to box midfielders instead.

There are no central midfielders in the betting to join us currently, but the England international has been favoured in a more advanced role in his most recent outings, and the likes of Isco, Draxler and Antoine Griezmann have been linked.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

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Reigning Serie A champions Juventus are set to offer out - of - favour Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho an exit route from White Hart Lane, report the Mirror, with the Brazilian international's sorry period in North London looking inreasingly likely to be coming to an end during the January transfer window.

A 4 -3-3 system is favoured by Barca, Real Madrid and Man City and Bayern, the top four teams in Europe.It suits the attacking philosophy of Arsene Wenger which is to his credit.Unfortunately we do not have the top quality defenders these teams have nor a dominant DM.Nevertheless it is the best system for our current team which is top heavy in attacking midfielders hence the need to play Ozil and Mik in wide positions.In my opinion the most balanced central midfield would consist of Elneny, Ramsay and Wilshere.Elneny was first class against Watford yet was left out against an average Milan side to accommodate the ever present Xhaka who will no doubt feature against CSK.

The 28 - year - old is currently looks to have slipped out of favour at Anfield, having fallen behind the likes of Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Emre Can in the central - midfield pecking order.

Linked with both AC Milan and Juventus, Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva looks likely to make an exit from Liverpool this summer after falling out of favour in that position.

The midfielder was initially a first team regular with United under Sir Alex Ferguson before falling out of favour.

With Timoue Bakayoko's transfer soon to be announced from Monaco, Juventus are likely to step up their pursuit of Chelsea's out - of - favour Serbian midfielder, Nemanja Matic.

The midfielder has fallen out of favour with Paris Saint - Germain this season, following the arrivals of megabucks duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, and is struggling for game time at present.

Hull City have been linked with a loan move for out - of - favour Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell this January, according to the Daily Mirror.

Rangers, Derby County and Leeds United are said to be chasing a deal for 20 - year - old midfielder Grealish, who has been out of favour at Villa Park.

Unfortunately, the winger has been out of favour at PSG, since the the club signed Neymar and Mbappe, but joining Spurs is a chance of a new chapter for the young midfielder who seems to have a lot of potential.

Reports are out in Turkey claiming that Arsenal have agreed a deal to sell out - of - favour defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini to Galatasaray.

He now has two goals in five games for the modest Russian side who also have out of favour Nigerian midfielder Slyvester Igboun on their payroll as well.

The midfielder is out of favour under Antonio Conte and the Blues may look to cash in on the player in January, with reports suggesting Chinese club SIPG could offer as much as # 52m for him.

Arsenal could be about to make a move for long term midfield target Asier Illarramendi, who is out of favour in Madrid.

Herrera, 26, is considered one of world football's most complete midfielders, but recent performances have led to him falling out of favour with the Estadio do Dragao faithful.

The Republic of Ireland midfielder has been at Goodison Park since 2013, but has fallen out of favour this season and lost his place in the side.

The Brazilian midfielder has fallen out of favour as Conte has opted to pick Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante ahead of him.

John Obi Mikel's intermediary has confirmed that La Liga side Valencia are among the teams interested in signing out - of - favour Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in the January transfer window.

According to Sky Sports West Brom have joined Everton in the race to sign out of favour Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin with an # 18 million bid.

Jose Mourinho is extremely keen to bring out - of - favour Spanish midfielder Isco to Old Trafford, according to reports