wantaway

/ ˈwɒntəˌweɪ /

noun

1. 1. a footballer who wants a transfer to another club

   2. ( as modifier )

      a wantaway player

verb

1. (intr, adverb) (of a footballer) to want a transfer to another club

Example Sentences

Could the wantaway Swede really have been reintegrated if he did not get the move he desired in the final throes of the window?

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After confirmation United had accepted a £40m offer from Chelsea for wantaway winger Alejandro Garnacho, the future of other exiled players with the Old Trafford club continues to be debated.

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Isak was conspicuous by his absence once again, as the wantaway Swede continues to train away from the rest of his Newcastle team-mates, and this saga added a new dimension to the game.

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But the Alexander Isak saga has added a heap of spice to the occasion as the wantaway striker's suitors rock up on Tyneside.

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But as Palace celebrated in the sun, the appeal of the wantaway Newcastle forward became clearer.

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