Sentences with phrase «year transfer embargo»

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Cazorla may be 30, but he is five years younger than Xavi and is certainly able to fit into the Barcelona style of play, but as the Catalans have a transfer embargo until January I can see little truth in this rumour....

Atletico are unable to register new players until their transfer embargo is lifted in January, and so any agreement for Costa would be with a view of him moving back to Spain, but being unable to play for the La Liga giants until the turn of the year.

Madrid weren't keen on selling him in the new year as there wasn't enough time to replace him, but now that their transfer embargo has been suspended they will be happy to sell him on when there is more time to fund a new face in his stead.

Transfer embargoed, administration looming, wage capped and with a squad of just 23, we had been slowly chopping away at our wage bill for years (Chris Eagles and Zat Knight on 30k, kill me now) and by this point had removed the last of our `' big earners».

The squad is dangerously thin and the transfer embargo means none of the issues from last year's side have been addressed.