Sentences with phrase «with rival clubs»

Aubameyang's move to Arsenal was fairly simple in comparison to other deals, with no rival clubs trying to swoop for their man.
The report claims that Arsenal have prepared an early bid of just over # 21 million in an attempt to get the deal done quickly and avoid a summer battle with rival clubs for Dybala's signature.
A draw would be the perfect result for Arsenal, of course, with both rival clubs currently four points ahead of us.
Prices would be lower to compete with our rival clubs.
However, a host of Premier League clubs would love to add him to their ranks too, but it remains to be seen whether United boss, Jose Mourinho, would do business with a rival club.
Arsenal have been dealt a massive transfer blow with reports that summer midfield target Ilkay Gundogan has agreed a deal with rival club Manchester United

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And from what i hear, Chelsea are gonna guarantee him first team football for some games so i wouldn't really blame him for considering, The fault i with Arsenal, we shouldn't have let all these players contracts run down coz now the Club is in an impossible position of either selling the players now or risk losing them for free next season and possibly to rival clubs.
It saddens me when our rivals are so fast to hijack out targets, but we never even try hijack theirs (coz we know with our penny pinching & lack of ambition will make good players accept the rivals), of the 6 top teams in England, which club is going after the Nigerian kid we are after?
If we look at how much money our rivals spend, and we are supposedly up there with them as the richest clubs in the world, then why don't we invest as much as our competitors?
With the limited budget that the club have, (no comparable with our mains rivals) plus the attitude of Wenger in relation to bring new players I think that the team needs at least one very good and expensive midfielder and retain Perez instead of going for Lemard.If they need a wing; Nelson will doWith the limited budget that the club have, (no comparable with our mains rivals) plus the attitude of Wenger in relation to bring new players I think that the team needs at least one very good and expensive midfielder and retain Perez instead of going for Lemard.If they need a wing; Nelson will dowith our mains rivals) plus the attitude of Wenger in relation to bring new players I think that the team needs at least one very good and expensive midfielder and retain Perez instead of going for Lemard.If they need a wing; Nelson will do it.
Clearly a move from Everton to their local rivals would be a contentious one to consider but if Fellaini felt that the Anfield side had a team in place; a combination of solid financial investment from the club's American owners coupled with a forward thinking young well respected manager like Brendan Rodgers, to help Liverpool to regain their place as a genuine title chasing outfit then it may be a move the 6ft 4in midfielder would be ready to consider.
If the report is right about their targets and the Spanish club is successful then the Gunners have nothing to worry about as it will actually weaken our Premier League rivals, with Man City striker Sergio Aguero, Man United keeper David De Gea and Chelsea forward Eden Hazard on the list.
Still, with Khedira's wages proving a stumbling block and Schneiderlin possibly favouring a move to Arsenal's rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Arsene Wenger has turned his attention towards Wanyama, who was also linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium during his time at previous club Celtic.
It will be with a view of an overhaul of the scouting and recruitment sector, which will be music to the ears of Arsenal supporters who will hope that the club can unearth some quality talents to put them on par with their rivals in the Premier League and around Europe.
With all of our main rivals emboldened with new players and our chasing teams catching us up rapidly, with both money to spend from BT sports AND ambition to match, how long can the lies and half - truths continue before either Wenger or the Board, or both, found out in the fact that the money they are getting in (which by some reports makes us the 3rd or 4th richest club in Europe) is NOT being invested back into the club, and more importantly into the tWith all of our main rivals emboldened with new players and our chasing teams catching us up rapidly, with both money to spend from BT sports AND ambition to match, how long can the lies and half - truths continue before either Wenger or the Board, or both, found out in the fact that the money they are getting in (which by some reports makes us the 3rd or 4th richest club in Europe) is NOT being invested back into the club, and more importantly into the twith new players and our chasing teams catching us up rapidly, with both money to spend from BT sports AND ambition to match, how long can the lies and half - truths continue before either Wenger or the Board, or both, found out in the fact that the money they are getting in (which by some reports makes us the 3rd or 4th richest club in Europe) is NOT being invested back into the club, and more importantly into the twith both money to spend from BT sports AND ambition to match, how long can the lies and half - truths continue before either Wenger or the Board, or both, found out in the fact that the money they are getting in (which by some reports makes us the 3rd or 4th richest club in Europe) is NOT being invested back into the club, and more importantly into the team.
A club with ambition simply can not lose its best player, especially not to a local rival.
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Arsenal are not the only club being linked with Mahrez, with Premier League rivals Man City and Chelsea also mentioned, but the Gunners can offer him a guaranteed place in the Champions League group stage and also a much better chance of being a regular first team starter.
Our rivals have all done extensive strengthening so far this window, with the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, N'Golo Kante and Vincent Jansson having joined rival clubs, while Granit Xhaka is our only signing thus far.
The # 59.7 m club record signing di Maria has been greatly impressing from his move from Real Madrid and along with fellow newbie Rojo will be wanting to maintain that good form in friendlies against great rivals Brazil and Hong Kong.
Chelsea and Arsenal have had a fair working relationship in recent years, despite being strong league rivals, with the likes of Petr Cech and now Giroud moving between our clubs without hostility.
The Gabon international moved to the club from Borussia Dortmund last month, and marked his impressive debut with a goal, and will be looking to add to that tally against North London rivals Tottenham this afternoon.
A thought that is even less desirable is the possible fear of our North - London rivals, with their club enduring a purple patch at present, including five consecutive wins.
With the news that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has rejected the chance to sign for Manchester United this summer, here's a look at five other top class centre - backs the club could consider signing, including some big names from La Liga, an exciting Brazilian youngster and one of the Premier League's top prospects also wanted by rivals Chelsea...
We can only hope that the teams leading the way so far in the Premier League drop points before our match, but with Man City going to bottom club Crystal Palace who have yet to pick up a point or even score a goal, while their local rivals United play Southampton the chances are not good for us.
Most of the papers and sports websites have focused on his comments about the Gunners not being able to beat our big Premier League rivals when it comes to spending power and his suggestions that the club's youth policy combined with an ultra careful and disciplined transfer policy will continue to be the Arsenal way.
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Should Arsene leave this summer, the most interesting thing will be whether the new manager will be allowed to spend in order to rival the other big clubs in England, with Wenger having been blamed for a lack of spending in parts.
A wrongly disallowed goal and a horrible deflection were really harsh on the Welsh club but at the end of the day it has left Arsenal facing a crucial clash with Manuel Pellegrini and his players next week, with the winner getting one over on their main Premier League rival.
Sunderland are one of number of clubs interested in signing 27 - year - old Graham, with north - east rivals Newcastle United, Reading, Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City also thought to be keen on doing a # 4.5 million deal with Swansea.
This transfer news which is apparently going to be officially confirmed by the Arsenal board this week is a big boost for everyone connected with the club and suggests that our days of losing key players to big rivals in the Premier League and Europe are well and truly over.
So even without the relaxing of the FFP rules, Arsene Wenger is still likely to have a smaller transfer budget than our big Premier League rivals and with Chelsea and the Manchester clubs also able to offer the lure of Champions League football, our manager will be hoping that his transfer targets are not the same.
The arrival of Petr Cech from Chelsea has inevitably pushed Szczesny down in the club's pecking order, with the Czech Republic international now looking like being first choice after being poached from Arsenal's rivals in an exciting summer move.
Others will insist that the French international has his best years ahead of him, can be a pivotal part of the club's future success and United will cushion the huge fee with the commercial and sponsorship deals that they have in place which dwarf those that their rivals have.
Last summer French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin was a target for Spurs, but just like their recent interest in Wanyama they failed to follow it up with a serious offer and that is one of the reasons why Ronald Koeman's side have become agitated with the club they now feel are an direct rival.
The former Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace midfielder is a long - time transfer target for Arsenal, as well as their Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea [Express], and with a move potentially imminent [via the Metro], the Saints are making plans for his successor.
As already noted, with City so far clear at the top of the Premier League and with almost all their rivals in disarray, it could mean Guardiola can really focus on this competition like few other managers of English clubs have had the luxury of being able to do in recent times.
I find it hard to believe that we would have allowed a rival club to talk to our star player whilst we are still negotiating his extended stay with our club, and while we have such an important part of our current campaign to deal with.
It's one thing Arsenal sticking with Wenger when they claim all the best managers in the world are currently employed, often by bigger clubs, but with Jurgen Klopp available after leaving Borussia Dortmund, more should have been done to ensure he was snapped up before a rival got to him first.
According to Diario Gol, the goalkeeper has offered his services to Atletico rivals Real Madrid with club president Florentino Perez «desperate» to sell current number one Keylor Navas.
It was announced on May 7 [via MUFC's official Twitter] that Manchester United had reached an agreement with PSV for the Netherlands international, as Louis van Gaal sent out a huge message of intent to the club's rivals by starting his business early.
Can anyone name another highly regarded manager who would have stuck at a top club with no hope of winning anything for at least 6 - 7 years, let alone managed to keep us in the Champions League while selling their best players off to rivals The truth is we have ridden out the worst of it, but are still playing catchup to this day - and we should be very grateful to Arsene Wenger.
It must be very frustrating for the big stars at Arsenal to see other rival clubs signing world class additions that will help their sides challenge for major honours this season, whilst the Gunners sit back with basically the same squad that failed to win a trophy last term.
I mean look at what Mourino is doing in his first season with club All our rivals are strengthening and we bought only one without being addressed two of our biggest whole
The problem there is that both of the clubs being linked with the 24 - year old are direct Premier League rivals, so which of Liverpool and Chelsea would we prefer to sell to?
Despite largely being first choice for Arsenal last season, Ospina's fine form for club and country doesn't look to have been enough for him to keep his place in the starting lineup, with Cech sure to become the new number one for the Gunners after joining from rivals Chelsea.
ofcourse we can forget chelsea as epl rival cause we are not going to be in the title fight while chelsea along with the manchester clubs will
Shay Given has already started training with new club Manchester City, and now it appears as though Joe Kinnear has lost another of his best players to a Premier League rival.
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