The phrase
"to sign the playmaker" means to hire or recruit a skilled person who has the ability to create and control the action in a particular activity or sport.
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Manchester United and Barcelona have also been linked with moves to
sign the playmaker in recent windows, and could well be keen on a potential free transfer move next summer, but should the Italians make a move to sign him come January, they may well be forced to consider their stance.
The daily newspaper state that Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri has set his sights
on signing a playmaker following the departure of Andrea Pirlo to the MLS.
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However, the manager was coy on reports that Everton have pulled out of a deal to
sign playmaker Andriy Yarmolenko from Dynamo Kiev.
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It is actually «claim» and not «understands»... «The Sun claim Arsenal are closing in on a # 25m deal to
sign playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan.»
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The same report adds that both Juventus and Paris Saint - Germain are among the other clubs said to be interested in
signing the playmaker.
Roma have also been tipped to
sign the playmaker, but Pastore says he will not be heading to Serie A side despite his friendship with the club's sporting director Walter Sabatini, who he knows from his time at former club Palermo.
It seems if Fabregas decides he does want to leave Barcelona, Arsenal are in a good position to
sign the playmaker.