Sentences with phrase «transfer of defensive midfielder»

Manchester United are expected to finalise the transfer of defensive midfielder Fabinho in the «coming days», according to Goal.

There has been reports in Marca today that Arsenal have agreed a # 12million fee with Cruizero for the transfer of defensive midfielder Lucas Silva.

Not exact matches

And the fact that we would be denying Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers another of his transfer targets would make it even sweeter, but I just wonder whether it would not be more proof that Wenger is too focused on the attacking side of the game when we desperately need a defender and a proper defensive midfielder.

If this transfer comes to fruition it will immediately ignite speculation that Wenger is in the process of lining up a new defensive midfielder to challenge Francis Coquelin for starting spot, which have all be calling for since the end of the season.

«Fantastic achievement this fantastic achievement that» Yes to a point you may be right, but we are now (apparently) out of the financial retraint period and according to Chips Keswick last summer we had # 100» 000000 to spend, unyet what is fantastic is that Wenger was not too interested in buying the World class defensive midfielder we desperately needed in the summer, nor has he addressed the defensive shortfalls, during the summer transfer he was in Italy on the day we bought Welbeck, and during the most recent transfer window he spend three out of the four weeks messing around buying some apparent wonderkid who we wont see on the pitch for around 18 months.

Arsenal fans may have had a bit more to shout about int the transfer market over the last year or so, but at the end of each window, us fans and the football media are still left scratching our heads as to why Arsene Wenger did not sign, for instance, a striker or a defensive midfielder.

Burnley will do him a lot of good, wish we'll get a quality beastlike leader defender who'd shout at his players and take responsibility, how I miss keown.perfect Transfer will see debuchy, chambers and an aggressive defensive midfielder join auba and miki

Furthermore, if Xhaka fail to establish himself as the number one defensive midfielder ahead of Coquelin and Elneny this season, his transfer of 35 million to Arsenal will also count as a total waste of money.

They are pretty reliable on transfers so there might be a search for that elusive defensive midfielder we have waited for since wenger decided to make song a deep - lying midfielder instead of the destroyer he is.

Wenger does not usually act in the January transfer window, despite other rival Premier League managers taking full advantage of it, as shown last season when Mourinho brought in defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.

these players that am referring they are eligible for transfer and aim higher if we can not buy a proven defensive midfielder and a left back then what is the point of existance?

Whichever way I believe the big thing to join Arsenal will be a defensive midfielder however not in the January transfer window but before the start of the 2015/16 season.

The next big name transfer for Arsenal will be a defensive midfielder of better quality than Alex Song.

His tactics and mode of transfers were just simple: Have a solely defensive minded back line; a completely dominant midfield; and a pacey / clinical forward line.

But he has always remained tight lipped about the controversial and much discussed defensive midfield issue, even though many Arsenal transfer rumours have linked us with a host of central midfielders.

If the Arsenal transfer rumours have even a shred of truth to them, it appears that Arsene Wenger is not as against signing a proper defensive midfielder as many of us fans have started to think.

We didn't need a striker or defensive midfielder - one of each is enough: same shit every year, so either change the transfer policy or change the manager.

Many of the defensive midfielders we have been linked with in various Arsenal transfer rumours, such as Sami Khedira and William Carvalho, will not be able to help the Gunners go further in the Champions League as they would be cup - tied, but Schneiderlin would not.

Okay Arsenal fans, we might still have a nice surprise in store from Arsene Wenger in the last few days of the January transfer window, but if not then we have at least signed a promising young defensive midfielder in Krystian Bielik and what seems to be a very good and versatile defender in Gabriel Paulista.

At the close of the transfer window, Wenger said that the team didn't need to add a defensive midfielder or a central defender or a striker.

Base on transfer fee, age, wages and style of play, Elneny is Mr Wenger best buy and he should play in place of Coquelin as a defensive midfielder alongside Ramsey.

Despite the long & short term injuries suffered by Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin and with the absent of Mohammed Elneny to Afcon all the trio at the midfield base of Arsenal, I am of the opinion Le Prof should use this winter transfer window opportunity to strengthen his midfield base with a top attacking / defensive midfielder who can perform the two tasks at the same time if he can find one at the transfer market.

Wenger had 2 years to look for a defensive midfielder after song and 3 months of summer plus world cup and you say there was none available our players are short compared to the invincibles and he still buys petit players like Sanchez no disrespect we need to set our transfer dealings right no waiting till the last day of window we need physical players that can fight in the middle not midgets

One of the major criticism leveled at Arsenal and Arsene Wenger's transfer policy on Monday night by Gary Neville was the same issue that a vast majority of us fans have been left frustrated by for many years, namely the Defensive Midfield debate.

So if you ask me what Arsenal need now is only two players — a defensive midfielder and top striker — plus, now the caveat, any other player (s) of pure class like Ozil and Sanchez who suddenly become available in the transfer market.

Let me quickly remind you before you forget again and again that this very problem was outlined before the close of transfer window, instead of making reinforcements, he sold our true back up central defender, didn't buy replacement after he «promised», and played an already poor left back out of position for cover, we have not had a defensive midfielder after Gilberto left, so tell me again how these problems are fresh from this season... Its time arsenal fans stop glory hunting and realise that even if Wenger hand us the EPL (a chance fatter gunnersaurus)... HE NEEDS TO GO!!!

A favourite of Louis van Gaal, it is expected that Daley Blind will now make a # 12m move to United before the end of the transfer window, adding further depth for the club at centre - back, left - back and defensive midfield.

The 29 - year - old is being considered as an option to strengthen in the defensive midfield area of the squad, with the report adding that he would replace Morgan Schneiderlin who looks set to leave United in the upcoming transfer window.

Coming to the issue of defensive midfielder, I will start by saying in the last transfer window you wanted Arteta and Flamini sold, with Morgan brought in from Southampton.

Every Arsenal fan is waiting for some real transfer news telling us that the Gunners have secured the signature of a top defensive midfielder or a top - of - the - range centre - back, but instead we have seen Lukas Podolski move to Inter Milan, Benik Afobe sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and now Arsenal have confirmed that Yaya Sanogo has moved to the other side of the Thames to try and help Crystal Palace stay out of the relegation dogfight.

There were hundreds of Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho in the early summer, but the extremely talented defensive midfielder was cruelly injured at the U21 World Cup.

(and please do not say all arsenal fans) Any way i can not say it has not been a great transfer window, WHY, for million of years (thats how long it feels) we have been asking for that non-existing DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER (the monster in the middle), A pacey CENTER - HALF and a STRIKER with pace and power.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Xhaka, who I like, or at least I like the Xhaka who plays for the Swiss national squad, has shown to be in way over his head in the premiership... of course he showed late in the year that he can stretch the field with the long ball but our squad isn't really set - up for that style of play... most of his long passes are in the air not on the ground and our squad without Giroud, which should have been sold the minute the transfer window officially opened, is one of the smallest in England... we need someone who can pick out the runs of our forwards in the lanes and who is fast enough to come forward into space without conceding his defensive responsibilities... we rarely see him shoot or even be in a position on the field to do so, we rarely, if ever, see him used for set pieces and it appears that the only person at the club who has ever coached him up when it comes to tackling is Coq, which explains his atrocious disciplinary record... maybe it's me but didn't you see him coming in and contributing more from an offensive perspective, with his killer left foot, than a deep - lying midfielder... if that wasn't the case we are the stupidest team alive for taking him over Kante

There have been many Arsenal transfer rumours over the last few months linking us with the Dinamo Zagreb defensive midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, and today it is being reported in the Telegraph that the Croatian giants have turned down an opening offer of # 5m from Arsenal for the in - demand 22 year - old.

As i have said before i am waiting on the transfer window to see if we can improve the defensive line of the team, if there is any defender or Defensive midfielder i feel arsenal can get fine but wont know who untildefensive line of the team, if there is any defender or Defensive midfielder i feel arsenal can get fine but wont know who untilDefensive midfielder i feel arsenal can get fine but wont know who until january.

What worrys me the most is that this is Wengers roundabout smoke and mirrors way of saying that he is NOT going to buy another defensive midfielder, or at least that's the way I'm reading it, Arsene Wenger has a long term strategy as far as the transfer window is concerned and he is always saying things months in advance that he can then backtrack to when he is criticized and Ill bet this is no exception.

In my opinion, the best we Arsenal fans can hope for in the January transfer window is the arrival of a new centre - back, but we can be hopeful of a quality defensive midfielder coming in in the summer.

Now it gets difficult, Santi Cazorla, his injury probably ended our title hopes this year, we missed his incisive passing and quick feet in midfield this year, once he was out of the side every attack seemed so slow, laboured and uninventive, there will be rumours all summer about him returning to Spain, and the sale of Santi would go some way to pretty much pay for Xhaka's transfer, the only thing that would go against him is his defensive contribution is not as great as our other options.

Even after the academy graduate Francis Coquelin came back from his loan spell at Charlton and surprised us all with his fine form and combative performances, recording the best stats in the Premier League for a defensive midfielder, lots of Arsenal fans were calling on the manager to go into the transfer market and spend some big money, which he did this summer to sign Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that Francis Coquelin is Europe's best defensive midfielder, amid pressure to bolster his squad in the remaining days of the transfer window.

Coaches are paid to produce results on the pitch and yo win trophies for the team.If a coach fails those basic things then he is not go enough and must leave.Sucess or failure comes down to the decisions of the coach ranging from decisions in the transfer market, training methods, team selection, tactics etc.Looking @ the transfer market - Wenger has a shambolic record - failure to act decisively and always acting when it's too late, selling our top players to rival clubs, leaving other positions thin and reinforcing wrong positions especially buying lots of attacking midfielders ignoring defensive positions and failing to buy top class strikers or decent strikers.If Wenger is really serious about winning trophies would he buy a player like Welbeck a fourth choice play at Man United whom Vaan Gaal said is only good for the bench and now he plays every game at Arsenal.Why sell Vemaleen and buy Chambers?

If Arsene Wenger does what most people in the football world think he needs to do and signs some players in the January transfer window to boost the Arsenal squad that is under serious pressure from the growing injury list, then surely a defensive midfielder will be at the top of his transfer wish list.

However, this transfer window can only be viewed as a missed opportunity for Moyes, especially after missing out on two of his defensive targets, Leighton Baines and Fabio Coentrao, and paying over the odds for his fourth - choice midfield target, Marouanne Fellaini.

I could possibly see a way for Spearing to come back into the first team, especially if Lennon struggles to find a defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window with his probably limited funds, but with Spearing having another two years to go on his contract, I'd imagine the club will try and recuperate some of the funds that were spent on him to boost Lennon's transfer coffers.

There were a lot of calls for Arsenal to sign a new defensive midfielder before this transfer window opened but, in the last few weeks, the Gunners have found a new way to win without needing new players to do it.

Arsene Wenger was heavily criticised towards the end of the summer transfer window for failing to dip into the transfer budget for a fresh central defensive midfielder, and instead put his faith in the young, yet promising Francis Coquelin.

With Arsene Wenger looking to bring in a specialist defensive midfielder before the end of the summer transfer window, reports are growing that Premier League's Newcastle and Ivorian man Cheick Tiote is the player Wenger wants.

Manchester United need to sign a strong defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window and they are linked with a versatile star in the form of Fabinho.

While Sport reports that interests for the German defensive midfielder has been around for a while now, the overstatement of his own value coupled with a huge wage tag will keep Arsenal and Chelsea waiting on the wings with a hope that it would drop towards the end of the transfer window.