Sentences with phrase «rival on a free transfer this summer»

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Immobile was initially targeted by Rodgers last summer as he searched for an adequate replacement for Luis Suarez, but the Italian was snapped up by Jurgen Klopp as Robert Lewandowski left Dortmund on a free transfer to join hated rivals Bayern Munich.

Despite being quite pleased with the summer transfer window just gone from an Arsenal point of view, even though we are yet to see how the two late signings Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi do in the English Premier League, I was disappointed earlier in the summer when the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who was available on a free transfer ended up signing for our EPL rivals Manchester United rather than the Gunners.

The Gunners raided Schalke for Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer this past summer, and how they would love to repeat the trick at the end of the season for Goretzka, while also beating their bitter rivals to one of their reported shared targets.

Choupo - Moting, 29, who only joined on a free transfer from Schalke last summer — has impressed hugely for Stoke — despite their struggles, and a number of Premier League rivals are keen on landing him, impressed with how he has performed in his debut campaign in England.

The Polish international has stated his desire to join Dortmund's arch rivals but the club will not let him leave this summer so Lewandowski will have to wait until next season when he can join the European Champions on a free transfer.

Bayern have made one hell of a steal by securing this Poland international on a free transfer in the summer as Dortmund lose another star to their Bundesliga rivals.